Final Paychecks

By J. Steven Collins “I’m walking out the door. You can take this job and shove it; I ain’t workin’ here no more.” “Just hold your horses, Johnny, you take off that uniform right now and turn it in.” “Foreman, I can’t make it no plainer. I’m...

Guns in Trucks

By J. Steven Collins “Hey, Harlan, I heard Louise has got a shiny Colt Detective 38 Special locked up in her trunk.” “She’s always pushing the rules. Guns are not allowed on company property. I’ve had it with Louise. This is it. I’m firing her.”...

Give Employees Time Off to Vote

By J. Steven Collins “Hey, Josephine.  I need to take off to go vote today.” “Wait a minute Joe, you do that on your own time.” “But I need to vote.” “Well, if you leave work, no need to come back.” Tennessee Code Annotated 2-1-106 provides that an employee on the day...

Steve Collins – Discrimination Liability

Knoxville attorney Steven Collins is slated as a presenter at an employment law seminar, scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2017. “Advanced Employment Law: Working Through Common Problems” is an advanced-level seminar. It provides attorneys, in-house counsel, human...

Steve C. – Speaker at Workers Comp Seminar

J. Steven Collins, who serves in an Of Counsel role in Spicer Rudstrom’s Knoxville law office, will serve as a member of the faculty in an upcoming seminar on workers’ compensation seminar for the National Business Institute. Steve will address “Tennessee Statute and...