Biography

Jay K. Rutherford's practice consists primarily of representing management in labor issues, employment discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, civil rights and all types of employment litigation. His practice also consists of counseling clients in all matters affecting the employer-employee relationship and compliance with all state and federal employment laws and regulations including all discrimination and wrongful termination laws, the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and all other state and federal labor and employment statutes. He also advises clients on all aspects of personnel and employment policies and practices and dealing with any and all employee issues.

Mr. Rutherford is Board Certified Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (since 1995), and he is also AV rated.

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Organization Membership

Mr. Rutherford is a member of the State Bar of Texas (Labor and Employment Section) and the American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section). He has been named a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. He is Past Chairperson of the Tarrant County Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law section after previously serving as Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-Chairman, and Chairman for the section. He served as Chairman of the Texas Association of Business/Tarrant County Chapter in 1999 and as Chairman for the Texas Association of Business in 2007.

Community Involvement

Mr. Rutherford is Past Chairman of the Texas Lyceum, Texas' premier leadership organization that brings together diverse opinions and expertise to focus on national and state issues. He previously served as President in 2009, Vice President of Finance and has served on its Executive and Nominating committees.

Since 1996, Mr. Rutherford has served on the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail, and he is the immediate Past-Chairman of the Board. He was formerly on the Executive Committee and the Vice President of Administration of the organization after serving as Secretary/Treasurer. He is a former Chair, Board Member, and Vice Chairman of Administration of the First Texas Council of Campfire USA. He was also a member of the Leadership Fort Worth Class of 2000.

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Peer Recognition

Mr. Rutherford was named a BTI Client Service All Star for 2010. This elite group of attorneys is nominated solely and exclusively by their clients for delivering the absolute best in client service.

Mr. Rutherford was named a BTI Client Service All Star for 2010. This elite group of attorneys is nominated solely and exclusively by their clients for delivering the absolute best in client service.  In 2011, he was named a "Power Attorney" by the Fort Worth Business Press. Mr. Rutherford is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America under Labor Law and Employment Law.  He was named a "Super Lawyer" (2003-2012) by Thomson Reuters. He was also named one of Tarrant County's "Top Attorneys" by Fort Worth, Texas magazine in the 2001-2012 issues. He was honored as one of the "Top 40 Under 40" by the Fort Worth Business Press in 2002, its inaugural  year. He was the recipient of the "John Collier Award" by Camp Fire USA First Texas Council in 2002 and received the "President's Award" in 2003 from Camp Fire USA First Texas Council.  Mr. Rutherford was also named in the Who's Who in American Law in 2002.

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Speeches / Publications

Mr. Rutherford has appeared as a lecturer at numerous seminars and workshops for clients and for entities such as the Texas Association of Business and Lorman Business Institute.

Speeches
Effect of Sarbanes-Oxley on Employment Law
Basic Sexual Harassment Training and Guidelines
Employee Privacy: Monitoring and Controlling Employee Conduct
Employment At Will
Employment Issues for the Cattle Raiser
Employment Law
Fair Credit Reporting Act
Fair Labor Standard Act
Harassment is a Form of Discrimination
Headline News: The Latest in Law Developments
Hiring the Right Employee Legally
Interplay Among the ADA, FMLA and Worker's Compensation Statute
Joint Employment Relationship and the EEOC
Keeping Your Company Out of the Courthouse
Managing Your Employee Issues for Your Business
Performance Evaluation
Performance Evaluations: Documenting Employee Discharge
Reductions In Force: Here We Go Again
Responding to EEOC and TWCCRD Charges of Discrimination
Sarbanes Oxley - If they Whistle While They Work
Sexual Harassment - A Refresher and Developments
Texas Headline News
The Alphabet Soup of Employment Law
The Hiring Process: Hiring Do's and Don'ts
The Latest Employment Developments
Things To Know About the Hiring Process, Documenting Employee Performance & Participating in the Disciplinary Process
Top Ten Things to Know Before You Fire an Employee
Understanding the Law and the Status of the At-Will Employee
Update On Recent Employment Changes and Trends
Update on Recent Employment Law Changes and Trends
Worst Things to See on Your Performance Evaluation

Links to Publications

• Employer's Update - Winter 2002
• HealthBrief - Winter 1998

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Latest News

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