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RONALD W. FLOWERS JR. is a partner in the labor and employment section of the law firm of Burr & Forman LLP. In his practice, Mr. Flowers represents management in all aspects of labor and employment law, including representing clients in class and individual plaintiff litigation before federal and state courts, in arbitration, and before administrative tribunals. He regularly advises and represents clients regarding issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Titles I and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the WARN Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, USERRA, and various other federal and state statutes and regulations. Mr. Flowers represents employers in investigations by and in litigation against OSHA, the NLRB, and the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor. He advises companies undergoing union campaigns and dealing with union representatives. During recent years, Mr. Flowers has defended employers in countless collective and individual FLSA overtime cases. He has conducted seminar presentations on a variety of labor and employment law topics for industry groups, bar sections, local employer organizations, and clients. Mr. Flowers regularly conducts training for managers and supervisors on labor and employment issues. He was named a Rising Star in 2010 by Alabama Super Lawyers. He is a member of the Labor and Employment Law sections of the Alabama State Bar and the American Bar Association, and is admitted to practice before the Northern, Middle, and Southern districts of Alabama and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Flowers earned his B.S. degree from the University of Virginia and his J.D. degree from Duke University School of Law. During law school, he served on the editorial board of the Duke Law Journal.
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