Paul E. Prather
Shareholder
Professional & Community Affiliations
Member
Labor and Employment Section
Tennessee Bar Association
Member
Labor and Employment Section
Memphis Bar Association
Member
Labor and Employment Law / Litigation Sections
American Bar Association
Director
Management Labor and Employment Roundtable
Member
Defense Research Institute
Member
Society for Human Resource Management
Recognition
Awarded, AV® Peer Review Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
Fellow
College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Fellow
Litigation Counsel of America
Named, The Best Lawyers in America®
2003-2025
Named, Lawyer of the Year
Memphis
The Best Lawyers in America©
2015, 2021, 2024
Named, 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers
Lawdragon
2020-2025
Ranked, Labor & Employment
Chambers USA
2003-2024
Named, International Who's Who of Management Labour and Employment Lawyers
Who's Who Legal
2012-2015, 2018, 2024
Named, Best of the Bar
Memphis Business Journal
2017
Named, Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
2006-2015
Named, Lawyer of the Year, Litigation - Labor & Employment
Memphis
The Best Lawyers in America©
2014
Named, Who's Who in American Law
2014
News, Analysis & Press
Littler Ranked in 2024 Chambers USA Guide
June 6, 2024
Littler Recognized in 2023 Chambers USA Guide
June 6, 2023
Littler Ranked in Chambers USA Guide 2022
June 1, 2022
Littler Ranked in Chambers USA Guide 2021
May 27, 2021
Littler Attorneys Recognized by BTI Consulting and Lawdragon
December 15, 2020
Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Edition Honors More Than 200 Littler Lawyers; 14 Named Lawyer of the Year
August 15, 2019
Littler Ranked in 2019 Chambers USA Guide
April 25, 2019
Littler Ranked in 2018 Chambers USA Guide
May 15, 2018
Littler Attorneys Named in 2017 Who’s Who Legal Guide
September 28, 2017
The Best Lawyers in America© Honors More Than 180 Littler Lawyers in Its 2017 Edition
August 16, 2016
Chambers USA Recognizes Littler and Its Attorneys
May 20, 2015
Supreme Court Denies Review of Decision Holding Plaintiff Responsible for Recording Time Worked
ASAP
October 24, 2013
Littler Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America® 2014 Edition
August 15, 2013
Hospital prevails in nurse's lawsuit claiming pay for meal breaks
Healthcare Risk Management
January 1, 2013
Establish procedures, audit your payment processes
Healthcare Risk Management
January 1, 2013
Sixth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment and Denial of Class Certification in Overtime Claim Where Hospital Established Reasonable Process for Reporting Uncompensated Work Time
ASAP
November 16, 2012
Best Lawyers in America® Names 164 Littler Attorneys to 2013 Edition
September 7, 2012
Sixth Circuit Upholds Decertification of FLSA Collective Action Challenging Automatic Meal Break Deductions
Insight
September 6, 2012
Sixth Circuit Upholds Decertification of FLSA Collective Action Challenging Automatic Meal Break Deductions: Would Your Wage and Hour Policies and Practices Pass Muster?
HR Professionals Magazine
Vol. 2, No. 11
September 2012
Labor and Employment Firms on the March: Jackson Lewis to Milwaukee, Littler to Memphis
AmLaw Daily
January 19, 2012
Books & Book Chapters
- Arbitration v Litigation, An Introduction to Health Law Litigation Based on Contract and Government Claims, co-author chapter 1, American Bar Association, July 2016
- Fair Labor Standards Act, BNA, 2nd Ed., contributing author, 2011
- Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, contributing editor, American Bar Association, 2006-2010
Speaking Engagements
COVID-19 - What’s Ahead for Legal Compliance, Preparing for the Coming Wave of Legal Claims
Tennessee State SHRM Conference
November 2, 2020
Cutting Edge Solutions for Turbulent Times in HR
2020 SHRM Legal Day Conference
August 11, 2020
Top 10 Employment Law Tips for a Successful 2019
Memphis, TN
June 20, 2019
Top 10 Employment Law Tips for a Successful 2019
Memphis, TN
June 20, 2019
It’s a Labor of Love: Littler Lawyers Answer Your Most Burning Labor & Employment Questions
Memphis, TN
February 8, 2018
Wage and Hour Headaches: What Every Employer Needs to Know
Memphis, TN
July 12, 2016
Wage and Hour Headaches: What Every Employer Needs to Know
Memphis, TN
July 12, 2016
Inclusion in 2016: Pregnancy, Religious and LGBT Accommodations
2016 SHRM-Memphis Half Day Legal Seminar, Memphis, TN
March 15, 2016
The New Overtime Rules – And Why HR Must Work Overtime to Ensure Compliance
The 12th Annual Labor & Employment Law Advanced Practices Symposium, Las Vegas, NV
March 2016
Workplace Investigations 2015
Tennessee Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Memphis, TN
September 30, 2015
2015 Southeast Employer Conference
Atlanta, GA
August 20, 2015
DOL's Proposed Changes to the White Collar Regulations: What Should Employers Do Now?
Memphis, TN
July 23, 2015
Tips and Strategies for Avoiding Litigation Arising from the Hiring Process
Memphis, TN
May 27, 2015
Overtime Law and the FLSA
11th Annual Labor & Employment Law Advanced Practices Symposium - HR Specialist and the Management Labor Employment Roundtable, Las Vegas, NV
April 9, 2015
Identify Wage & Hour Landmines In Your Organization
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Memphis, Memphis, TN
March 17, 2015
Conducting Lawful Investigations: An Interactive Program for Internal Investigators
Nashville, TN
October 8, 2014
Top Takeaways From Our National Employer Conference®
Memphis, TN
May 20, 2014
Conducting Lawful Investigations: An Interactive Program for Internal Investigators
Memphis, TN
April 29, 2014
Preparing the Executive for Deposition
Business Management Daily Webinar
April 18, 2014
Bullying and Workplace Harassment: The Developing Intersection Between Employment Law and Employee Behavior
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
March 18, 2014
Bullying and Harassment in the Modern Workplace: The developing intersection between employment law and employee behavior
Memphis, TN
September 20, 2013
The Toxic Employee
Memphis, TN
October 29, 2012
The Wage Hour Update: Critical Developments in Federal and State Laws and Regulations
The 2012 Executive Employer® Conference
Littler Mendelson, Scottsdale, AZ
May 11, 2012
Social Media Mayhem: What an Employer Should Know
EEOC Robinsonville Seminar - U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
August 30, 2012
Education
- J.D., University of Memphis, 1982
- B.A., University of Memphis, 1979summa cum laude
Courts
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
- Tennessee Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee