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Brice C. Smallwood
Partner
Cincinnati, OH
Partner
Cincinnati, OH
Brice’s practice is focused on representing and counseling employers in all aspects of employment law including litigation, traditional labor work, and administrative hearings. Brice represents employers in labor claims before federal courts, the National Labor Relations Board, and arbitral forums. He has experience in wrongful termination, wage and hour, and employment discrimination claims.
Brice has successfully served as first chair at both contract interpretation and discipline arbitrations. He has practiced before the National Labor Relations Board and defended clients through the unfair labor practice, ALJ trial, and NLRB appeal process. Brice also has experience in keeping the workplace union-free and counseling employers during collective bargaining, and served at the bargaining table during collective bargaining negotiations for clients in various industries.
University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2017
Order of the Coif
Morehead State University, B.A. History Major and Sociology Minor, 2014
Summer clerk with the Office of General Counsel for Cincinnati Public Schools
Judicial extern for the Honorable William O. Bertelsman in the United States District Court Eastern District of Kentucky.
Selected to Ohio Rising Stars, 2022-2025
Lawrence Maxwell Memorial Prize for Advocacy
Henry Otterman real Property Prize
Edward C. Blackwood, Jr. Prize
McDonough Law Review Prize
Stanley Chesley & Hon. Dlott Litigation Award
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May 2, 2023 | Publications
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear recently signed Senate Bill 47 into law, legalizing medical marijuana...
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September 21, 2022 | Publications
During the Labor Day week, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) announced ...
May 9, 2022 | Blogs
In a recent decision, Region 10 of the National Labor Relations Board found that physicians are not ...
May 3, 2022 | Publications
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is seeking injunctions against Starbucks Coffee Company....
April 12, 2022 | Publications
Union organizing petitions have increased 57% since October 2021. Amazon and Starbucks recently suff...
September 15, 2021 | Publications
The major automotive manufacturers are still facing a lack of production nearly one full month into ...
August 24, 2021 | Coronavirus Response Team
As the Delta variant spreads and positive cases continue to rise, employers are yet again questionin...
August 12, 2021 | Publications
Effective September 28, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) will rescind its final rule “Joint Em...
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January 29, 2021 | Publications
In Thompson v. Fresh Products, LLC, 2021 WL 139685 (6th Cir. 2021), the court held employers cannot ...
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December 3, 2020 | Publications
With the election in the rearview mirror, it is time to brace for potential changes to the National ...
July 23, 2020 | Publications
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently modified its standard for dealing with abusive co...
June 15, 2020 | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
In a landmark decision, Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, the United States Supreme Court held tod...
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April 6, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised many labor issues for employers dealing with their workforces. Stat...
March 4, 2020 | Publications
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just issued its long-awaited final joint employer rule. Un...
July 2, 2019 | Blogs
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a welcome decision that affords employers ...
April 30, 2019 | Blogs
Fifty years ago, auto manufacturing plants were filled with thousands of people on large assembly li...
April 30, 2019 | Blogs
Picture frontline employees – like those at a motel’s front desk. In enter ICE agents with gold ...
April 24, 2019 | Publications
Motel 6 recently agreed to a $12 million settlement with Washington state after the state filed a la...
April 11, 2019 | Blogs
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. Before then, covered...
September 5, 2018 | Publications
Background You are an employer that meets one of the three threshold requirements listed in Part 1 a...
August 27, 2018 | Publications
Background Not to be outdone by Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), Californ...
January 10, 2018 | Publications
On January 5, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will no longer use its six-factor test...