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

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




  • 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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