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Friday, Eldredge & Clark’s Labor and Employment attorneys were recently presented the Friend of HR Profession Award at the Arkansas SHRM 2021 HR Conference.

Attorney Jamie Huffman Jones has been appointed to serve as Chair on the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Model Jury Instructions – Civil. Jamie, who was appointment to the committee in 2017, will serve in this leadership role until 2024.

Attorneys Allison Pearson Rhodes and Lindsey Emerson Raines have been selected as members of the Leadership Greater Little Rock program in Class XXXVI and Class XXXVII, respectively.

On a matter of first impression in Arkansas, the Friday, Eldredge & Clark, on a matter led by Attorney Michael McCarty Harrison, obtained a summary judgment for a defendant under Arkansas’ Good Samaritan statute. As a result, the case against them was dismissed. Though the law was enacted to provide civil liability immunity to non-medical professionals from claims arising out of the rendering of emergency aid and has been on the books for many years, it has never been tested in court. The ruling was a win for the client and anyone attempting to render aid to those in need in the future.

On September 9, President Biden announced sweeping new policies that, if implemented, will require mandatory vaccination policies for federal employees and contractors and qualifying employers and healthcare facilities. The mandates will cover approximately 100 million Americans, which make up two-thirds of the workforce. We expect further guidance for employers and healthcare facilities to be issued in the coming weeks.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP is proud to welcome Attorneys Sarah J. Breeding and Mark K. Cameron to the firm.

An indigent birth parent who seeks to protect her parental rights is not entitled to appointed counsel in only one instance – if she objects in a private adoption. Act 599 of 2021 gives her the right to counsel if she consents to the adoption. And Ark. Code Ann. § 9–27–316(h) provides a right to appointed counsel in dependency and neglect proceedings brought by the state. However, the indigent birth parent who desires to contest a private adoption and protect her rights has no right to assistance of counsel.