Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1995

Lawyer Overview

Dan Herrington is a partner in the Labor and Employment Litigation Section of Friday, Eldredge & Clark.  His practice is focused on representing employers in all areas of labor and employment law, including ADA, FMLA, Wage and Hour, Title VII, OSHA, and NLRA.  His practice includes not only representation of employers before courts, arbitrators, and administrative bodies, but also working closely with clients to ensure compliance with the myriad employment laws.  He has successfully argued before the Arkansas Supreme Court as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Mr. Herrington is also a contributing editor of : http://www.thehrspecialist.com/

Areas of Practice

• Employment Law -- Employer
• Labor Law

Representative Clients

• Entergy Corporation
• Rebsamen Regional Medical Center
• Washington Regional Medical Center
• Equity Media Holdings, Corp.
• Nabholz, Inc.
• St. Paul Travelers Insurance

Representative Cases

• Mellon v. Federal Express Corp., 239 F.3d 954 , (8th Cir. 2001)
• Allen v. Entergy Corp., 193 F.3d 1010 , (8th Cir 1999)
• Allen v. Entergy Corp., 181 F.3d 902 , (8th Cir. 1999)
• Faulkner v. Arkansas Children's Hospital, 69 S.W.3d 393 (Ark. 2002)

West Practice Categories

Unfair Competition, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Employment Law -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employer, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Labor Law, Collective Bargaining, Labor Arbitration, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Unfair Labor Practices, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice

Bar Admissions

• Arkansas, 1995
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 1995
• U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas, 1995
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1999
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 1998
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, Labor and Litigation Sections (Member)
• Arkansas Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section (Member (Chair 2005))
• Pulaski County Bar Association (Member)
• Central Arkansas Human Resources Association (Member)
• Society of Human Resource Management (Member)

Classes and Seminars

• Employment Discrimination, UALR Bowen School of Law, 2001
• Labor Law, UALR Bowen School of Law, 2003
• Employment Law, UALR Bowen School of Law, 2004
• Preventing and Correcting Workplace Harassment, SHRM Annual Meeting, 2007

Pro Bono Activities

• Member, Volunteer Organization of Central Arkansas Legal Services ("VOCALS")
• Arkansas Rice Depot Food Bank
• American Heart Association

Education

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, Little Rock, Arkansas
  J.D.
  Honors: With High Honors
• Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, May, 1992
  B.S.
  Major: Business Management

Fraternities/Sororities

• Lambda Chi Alpha

Published Works

• Employer Compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act: A Primer, The Arkansas Lawyer, Fall 1999

Address

400 West Capitol Avenue
Suite 2000
Little Rock, AR 72201-3522

Phones

(501) 370-1571

Faxes

(501)-244-5382 (Direct Fax)

Emails

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Websites

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