Kris D. Meade
Overview
Compliance with employment laws and regulations is always a challenge — particularly when an employer’s workforce is highly skilled, mobile and innovation-focused. With an emphasis on technology, consulting, healthcare and other information-driven industries, Kris works with boards of directors and senior corporate leadership to achieve their business goals through development of effective strategies focused on critical areas, including pay equity, the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in making employment decisions, racial equity and civil rights audits, and retention of top talent.
Career & Education
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., honors
- University of Michigan, B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
Kris's Insights
Client Alert | 9 min read | 04.24.24
FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Most Non-Compete Agreements
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “the Agency”) voted 3-2 along partisan lines in a special public meeting to adopt the “Non-Compete Clause Rule” (the “Final Rule”), which will prohibit most employee non-competes with retroactive effect, except existing non-compete provisions of “senior executives.” The Final Rule will also ban future non-compete agreements, including for senior executives, with limited exceptions. The rule will not become effective until 120 days after publication in the Federal Register, and covered employers will be required to comply with the Final Rule by that effective date, which could come as early as August this year. By the FTC’s own estimate, this ban could affect up to one-in-five American workers.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.24.24
Muldrow Case Recalibrates Title VII “Significant Harm” Standard
Client Alert | 1 min read | 04.11.24
U.S. Chamber Submits Comments on the FAR Council’s Proposed Rule Regarding Pay Transparency
Client Alert | 12 min read | 03.04.24
Practices
- Labor and Employment
- OFCCP/Affirmative Action Plans
- Pay Equity
- Litigation and Trial
- Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Executive Practice
- Employment Discrimination Counseling and Litigation
- ERISA and Employee Benefits
- Labor Management Relations and Labor Disputes
- Labor and Employment Class Actions
- Whistleblower Investigations
- Government Contracts
- Investigations
- Trade Secrets and Insider Threats Investigations
- Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
- Environmental, Social, and Governance
- Regulatory Litigation
- Labor and Employment Investigations
- DEI in the Workplace
Industries
Kris's Insights
Client Alert | 9 min read | 04.24.24
FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Most Non-Compete Agreements
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “the Agency”) voted 3-2 along partisan lines in a special public meeting to adopt the “Non-Compete Clause Rule” (the “Final Rule”), which will prohibit most employee non-competes with retroactive effect, except existing non-compete provisions of “senior executives.” The Final Rule will also ban future non-compete agreements, including for senior executives, with limited exceptions. The rule will not become effective until 120 days after publication in the Federal Register, and covered employers will be required to comply with the Final Rule by that effective date, which could come as early as August this year. By the FTC’s own estimate, this ban could affect up to one-in-five American workers.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.24.24
Muldrow Case Recalibrates Title VII “Significant Harm” Standard
Client Alert | 1 min read | 04.11.24
U.S. Chamber Submits Comments on the FAR Council’s Proposed Rule Regarding Pay Transparency
Client Alert | 12 min read | 03.04.24