Practice Expertise

  • Government Relations
  • Labor & Employment Law
  • Litigation
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Areas of Practice

  • Government Relations
  • Labor & Employment Law
  • Litigation
  • Commercial Trucking & Transportation

Profile

Mr. Rhein's primary area of practice is labor and employment law.

Bar Admissions
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

Education

  • Michigan State University, B.A., 2012
  • University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2015

Areas of Practice

  • Government Relations
  • Labor & Employment Law
  • Litigation
  • Commercial Trucking & Transportation

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
  • Representing employers and their executives in employment -related claims, including discrimination and harassment; wrongful discharge; breach of contract; breach of noncompete
    contracts and non-solicitation contracts and disclosure of trade secrets
  • Representing employers on traditional labor matters, including unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board; union organizing campaigns and elections; and collective bargaining
  • Advising employers regarding internal and external investigations on wage and hour issues and allegations of harassment and discrimination



  • Professional Activities and Experience

    Distinctions

    • Named on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list for Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
    • Selected for inclusion on the West Virginia Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" list
    • CALI Excellence Award in Civil Procedure
    • Staff Editor, Kentucky Law Journal


    Articles

    Publications & Presentations

    • Contributing Editor, “Covenants Not to Compete: A State-by- State Survey,” American Bar Association and Bloomberg Law
    • Contributing Editor, “Employee Duty of Loyalty: A State-by- State Survey,” American Bar Association and Bloomberg Law
    • Contributing Editor, “Trade Secrets: A State-by-State Survey,” American Bar Association and Bloomberg Law
    • Contributing Editor, “Tortious Interference in the Employment Context: A State-by-State Survey,” American Bar Association and Bloomberg Law
    • Presenter, “The Opioid Crisis in the Workplace: How Employers Can Provide Support,” West Virginia Chamber, 2018 Human Resources Conference, April 26, 2018
    • Co-Presenter, “Update on Disability Discrimination and Leaves of Absence: The Latest Trends in Non-Traditional Disabilities Claims,” 9th Annual Forum on Defending and Managing Employment Discrimination Litigation, September 26, 2017
    • Presenter, “Wage & Hour Issues / State Department of Labor Rules / Donning & Doffing,” West Virginia Chamber, 2017 Human Resources Conference, April 25, 2017

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