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Barry M. Willoughby

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Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP is a member of the Employment Law Alliance and the Employers Counsel Network which are made up of premier law firms dedicated to providing employers with innovative solutions to employment and labor law issues, particularly when those issues cross state and country lines.

Labor and Employment Law

Young Conaway's Labor and Employment Law Section is Delaware's largest. Its attorneys represent private and public sector employers in all facets of management-side employment and labor law. It is consistently ranked as the top employment law firm in Delaware by Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2012). 

Publications

Deciphering the Feds' Changing Position on LGBT Employment Protections under Title VII, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 22, No. 11, November 2017	11.1.2017
Language, Inclusion and Diversity in the Workplace, Delwaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 22, No. 10, October 2017	10.1.2017
Dealing with the 'What about me?!' Employee, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 22, No. 9, September 2017	9.1.2017
Delaware Employers Rush to Get High (Priority), Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 22, No. 8, August 2017	8.1.207
American Runs on Dunkin': Workers' Comp Rulings are Changing the Game, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 22, No. 7, July 2017	7.1.2017
Bill Would Legalize Recreational Marijuana, Give Delaware Employers Hazy View, Delaware Employment Law Letter Vol. 22, No. 6, June 2017	6.1.2017
Adventures in Extreme Workplace Team Building, Delaware Employment Law Letter Vol. 22, No. 5, May 2017	5.1.2017
Violence in the Workplace: Balancing OSHA guidelines with ADA Duties, Delaware Employment Law Letter Vol. 22, No. 4, April 2017	4.1.2017
Reducing the Risks of a RIF: 3rd Circuit Complicates the Analysis, Delaware Employment Law Letter Vol. 22, No. 3 , March 2017	3.1.2017
The Risks of Unpaid Leave and the FMLA; Delaware Employment Law Letter Vol. 22, No.2 , February 2017	2.1.2017
How (Not) to Handle Negative Social Media Post; Delaware Employment Law Letter Vol. 22, No.1, January 2017	1.1.2017
Paid Breaks Do Not Offset Overtime Under the FLSA; Delaware Employment Law Letter Vol. 21, No.12 , December 2016	12.1.2016
FLSA Alert - Court Issues Nationwide Injunction Blocking New DOL Overtime Rules	11.23.2016
Possible Enhanced Workers' Comp for Delaware's Undocumented Workers, Delware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 21, No. 11, November 2016	11.1.2016
Weapons in the Workplace: Policy Considerations for Delaware Employers, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 21, No. 10, October 2016	10.1.2016
New OSHA Rule Threatens Delaware Employers' Drug-testing Programs , Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 21, No. 9, September 2016	9.1.2016
Denial of Overtime Constitutes Good Cause for Resignation, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 21, No. 8, August 2016	8.1.2016
3 Delaware Laws Expand Workplace Protections for Women, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 21, No. 7, July 2016	7.1.2016
Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Service Animals as ADA Accommodations, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 21, No. 6, June 2016	6.1.2016
The New DOL Overtime Rules Have Arrived. Here's What You Need To Know	5.23.2016
Ethically Managing Social Media Evidence, Oregon Trial Lawyer Magazine, Spring 2016	5.11.2016
Oh, Boy (or Girl, or Neither): Confusion About Gender Identity Can Cause Issues at Work, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 21, No. 5, May 2016	5.1.2016
Delaware Legislation May Have Big Impact on Small Businesses, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 21., No. 4, April 2016	4.1.2016
Broken Bathroom Break Policy Cost Employer $1.75 Million, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 21, No.3, March 2016	3.1.2016
Commonsense guidelines on social media use, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 21, No. 1, January 2016	1.1.2016
Marijuana brings changes to Delaware workplaces, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No. 12, December 2015	12.1.2015
Being a good boss it not a popularity contest, is it?, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No.11, November 2015	11.1.2015
Colbert, Letterman and the NLRB, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No. 10, October 2015	10.1.2015
Why can't we be friends? Delaware's new social media law, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No. 8, August 2015	8.1.2015
U.S. Department of Labor Announces New FLSA Salary Requirements for Exempt Employees	7.2.2015
Key Takeaways from Abercrombie Decision, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No. 7, July 2015	7.1.2015
Update on Domestic Violence Discrimination Bill , Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No.7, July 2015	7.1.2015
What A Difference a Day Makes Under the FMLA , Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No. 7, July 2015	7.1.2015
Managing Your Clients' Social-Media Evidence, The Computer & Internet Lawyer, pp.16- 19, Vol. 32, Issue 6, June 2015	6.11.2015
Dover is Busy Again; Proposed Domestic Violence Amendment , Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No. 6, June 2015	6.1.2015
Social Media Legislation is Back , Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No. 6, June 2015	6.1.2015
Down But Not Out: the EEOC and Background checks , Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No. 5, May 2015	5.1.2015
Delaware, Ahead of the (Pregnancy) Curves , Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No. 4, April 2015	4.1.2015
Voluntary Self-Identification: Best Practices, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No. 4, April 2015	4.1.2015
Marriage Equality and Federal Benefits Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No. 3, March 2015	3.1.2015
The Good, the Bad, and the Crazy , Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No. 3, March 2015	3.1.2015
Employee Terminations: Don't Let The Door Hit You On The Way Out!, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No. 2, February 2015	2.1.2015
Flu Got You Blue , Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No. 2, February 2015	2.1.2015
Free to Be You and Me, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No. 2, February 2015	2.1.2015
The Rules of Wage Garnishments, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No.1, January 2015	1.1.2015
Triple Indemnity: Three Tips for Harassment Investigations, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No.1, January 2015	1.1.2015
Triple Indemnity: Three Tips For Harassment Investigations, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No.1, January 2015	1.1.2015
Coming to America (Today!), Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol 19, No. 12, December 2014	12.1.2014
Yes, You Can Regulate It, But Should You?, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 19, No. 12, December 2014	12.1.2014
Gender Identity Issues Are Here to Stay, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 19, No. 11, November 2014	11.1.2014
Intragroup Discrimination Claims Remain an Uphill Battle, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 19, No. 11, November 2014	11.1.2014
I'm Sorry, So Sorry: How To Apologize At Work, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 19, No. 10, October 2014	10.1.2014
Pregnant Pause, Part 2 , Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 19, No. 10, October 2014	10.1.2014
Legislature Done With Dover, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 19, No. 9, September 2014	9.1.2014
Revisiting Gender Identity Discrimination, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 19, No. 9, September 2014	9.1.2014
Employment Law Update: Protecting Your Most Valuable Asset, Delaware Banker, Summer 2014, Vol. 10, No. 3	8.1.2014
Pregnant Pause: General Assembly, EEOC Ponder Pregnancy Bias, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 19, No. 7, July 2014	7.1.2014
Delaware Joins the Ban-the-Box Bandwagon, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 19, No. 6, June 2014	6.1.2014
Dealing with Dover, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 19, No. 5, May 2014	5.1.2014
Delaware Supreme Court Rules on Admissibility of Facebook Evidence, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 19, No. 4, April 2014	4.1.2014
Don't Box Me in! Delaware Lawmakers Consider Ban-the-Box Legislation, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 19, No. 3, March 2014	3.1.2014
Flu Got You Blue?, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 19, No. 2, February 2014	2.1.2014
Discovery and Preservation of Social Media Evidence, Business Law Today, American Bar Association, January 2014	1.24.2014
Supreme Court Has More Good News for Employers, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 19, No. 1, January 2014	1.1.2014
Sex, Drugs, and Fire Hoses: A Retrospective, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 18, No. 12, December 2013	12.1.2013
New Delaware Volunteer Emergency Responder Protections Enacted," Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 18, No. 11, November 2013	11.1.2013
Know When to Hold 'Em and Know When to Fold 'Em," Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 18, No. 10, October 1, 2013	10.1.12013
'Revenge Management Culture' Not Actionable, Around The Blawgosphere, ABA Law Journal Law News Now, September 20, 2013	9.20.2013
Data Set, Match: Responding to a Breach of Employee Information, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 18, No. 9, September 2013	9.1.2013
What Does Supreme Court's DOMA Decision Mean For Delaware Employers?, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 18, No.8, August 2013	8.1.2013
Of Malcontents and Managers, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 18, No. 7, July 2013	7.1.2013
Legislation: What Does Same-Sex Marriage Mean for Delaware Employers?, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 18, No. 6, June 2013	6.1.2013
Say What You Need to Say, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 18, No. 4, April 2013	4.1.2013
Federal Court in Pennsylvania Finds EEOC Failed to Conciliate, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 18, No. 3, March 2013	3.1.2013
Time is Money-Especially when Building a Harassment Case, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 18, No. 2, February 2013	2.1.2013
Wilmington Joins the Ban-the-Box Bandwagon, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 18, No. 1, January 2013	1.1.2013
Delaware Largely Spared by Sandy - But Are You Ready For the Next One?, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 17, No. 12, December 2012	12.1.2012
Court Considers Who Owns Linked In Account - Employer or Employee?, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 17, No. 11, November 2012	11.1.2012
Delaware Court of Chancery Speaks On Use of Company Resources, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 17, No. 10, October 2012	10.1.2012
Should You Have a Waiver for the Company Gym?, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 17, No.9, September 2012	9.1.2012
Getting it right: avoiding harrassment claims, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 17, No.8, August 2012	8.1.2012
Avoiding Joint Employer Status and Joint Employer Liability, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 17, No.7, July 2012	7.1.2012
Delaware Proposes Facebook Privacy Law, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 17, No. 6, June 2012	6.1.2012
California Decision on Meal Breaks Affects Delaware Employers, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 17, No. 5, May 2012	5.1.2012
But I Just Know It Was Discrimination!, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 17, No. 4, April 2012	4.1.2012
Delaware's Medical Marijuana Law: Gone to Seed, Delaware Employment Law Lettter, Vol. 17, No. 3, March 2012	3.1.2012
Less Is More: Delaware Courts Crack Down on Expansive Noncompetes, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 17, No. 2, February 2012	2.1.2012
He Said, She Said: Lessons from the Herman Cain Story, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 16, No. 12, December 2011	12.1.2011
Recording Workplace Communications: What Do You Need to Know?, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 16, No. 11, November 2011	11.1.2011
'Cat's-paw' Decision Has Broader Implications for Delaware Employers, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 16, No. 10, October 2011	10.1.2011
50 Employment Laws in 50 States: 2011 Edition, Delaware Chapter, M. Lee Smith Publishers, LLC	9.23.2011
Lies, Damn Lies, and the FMLA, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 16, No. 9, September 2011	9.1.2011
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow - But With Unemployment Benefits, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 16, No. 8, August 2011	8.1.2011
Think Before You Click: Strategies for Managing Social Media in the Workplace, eBook Chapter, Thompson Publishing, Summer 2011	8.1.2011
Employee Classification: Once More Into the Breach (of Contract), Dear Friends, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 16, No. 7, July 2011	7.1.2011
Managing Partner or Executive Director?: A New Model for Law Firms, Law Practice Today, June 2011	6.15.2011
Delaware's Civil-Union Law, Part II: Benefits Under Federal Law, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 16, No. 6, June 2011	6.1.2011
How To Save Money Now By Going Paperless, Law Practice Today, May 2011	5.16.2011
Social Media Handbook: Avoid Legal Risks When Hiring, Delaware Business, May/June 2011	5.4.2011
Restrictive Covenants: To Compete or To Not Compete?, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 15, No. 5, May 2011	5.1.2011
Accessing Employee E-mails: What's The Risk?, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 16, No. 4, April 2011	4.1.2011
Attorney-Client Privilege: May You View an Employee's Attorney-Client Communications If Exchanged via Work E-mail?, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 16, No. 3, March 2011	3.1.2011
Got Credit? Third Circuit Bucks the Trend On Creditworthiness, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 16, No. 2, February 2011	2.1.2011
Failure to Promote: Lilly Ledbetter Has Reached Her Limits, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 16, No. 1, January 2011	1.1.2011
Privacy Rights: Final GINA Regulations Published - What You Need to Know Now, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 15, No. 12, December 2010	12.10.2010
Complex Ethical Issues of Social Media, The Bencher, The Magazine of the American Inns of Court, November/December 2010	11.1.2010
Discretion Is The Better Part of Valor (and Cell-Phone Use), Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 15, No. 11, November 2010	11.1.2010
Social Media Policies for Law Firms, Law Practice Today, October 2010	10.15.2010
Defining An 'Employer' Under the DWPCA, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 15, No. 10, October 2010	10.1.2010
Employment At-Will: Court Rejects At-Will Police Officer's Constitutional Due-Process Claim, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 15, No. 9, September 2010	9.1.2010
Electronic Workplace - On the Road Again: Implications of Delaware's New Cell Phone Law, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 15, No. 8, August 2010	8.1.2010
Litigation: What Employers Can Learn from the Novartis Lawsuit, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 15, No. 7, July 2010	7.1.2010
Evidence: Medical Evidence and Lay Testimony Sufficient to Prove FMLA Claim, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 15, No. 5, May 2010	5.1.2010
Employer Liability: Will 'Misclassification Initiatives' Reduce Employers' Use of Independent Contractors?, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 15, No. 4, April 2010	4.1.2010
Covenant Not to Compete: Restrictive Covenants - an Employer's Best Friend, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 15, No. 3, March 2010	3.1.2010
Discrimination Charges Filed with EEOC Remain at High Levels, Delaware Banker, Vol. 6, No. 1, Winter 2010	2.1.2010
Take Care When Love is in the Air: Lessons from the Letterman and Phillips Affairs, HRTimes First Quarter 2010 at 10	2.1.2010
Termination, "Ultra vires: For One Employee, Power was Both the Means and the End, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 15, No. 2, February 2010	2.1.2010
Terry, J.P., Going Paperless with Acrobat, Peachpit, January 19, 2010	1.19.2010
Make This the Year to Follow Through With Screenings, News Journal, January 5, 2010	1.5.2010
Delaware Lawyers Who Blog, Delaware Lawyer, Winter 2009/2010	1.1.2010
Digital Ink Done Right, Delaware Lawyer, Winter 2009/2010	1.1.2010
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Revives Police Employee's Discrimination Claims, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 14, No. 11, November 2009	11.1.2009
The Ricci Decision and the Long-Term Viability of Employment Testing, HR Times, Fourth Quarter 2009 at 6	11.1.2009
Construction Industry, Beware: Delaware Workplace Fraud Act Is Now Law, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 14, No. 10, October 2009	10.1.2009
Warnings Against LinkedIn Recommendations: Justified or Propaganda?, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 14, No. 9, September 2009	9.1.2009
A Little Knowledge Not Always a Bad Thing for Supervisors with Limited Responsibilities, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 14, No. 8, August 2009	8.1.2009
Delaware Law Update: Delaware Adds Sexual Orientation to Protected Categories, Delaware Banker, Vol. 5, No. 3, Summer 2009	8.1.2009
'Insensitive' Remarks and Spitting Not Enough to Show Discrimination, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 14, No. 7, July 2009	7.1.2009
He is Only Honest Who is Not Discovered, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 14, No. 6, June 2009	6.1.2009
Is It Time to Update Your Severance Agreements & Releases?, HRTimes, Third Quarter 2009 at 16	6.1.2009
Undoing AIG Bonuses Not Necessarily a Good Idea, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 14, No. 5, May 2009	5.1.2009
Risks for Employers Using Online Information to Investigate Current Employees, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 14, No. 4, April 2009	4.1.2009
Employee's Case is Wrapped Up by Court, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 14, No. 3, March 2009	3.1.2009
Court Gives A+ Employee a Failing Grade, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 14, No. 2, February 2009	2.1.2009
Good Decision in Unemployment Case Not a Free Pass for Employer in Future Litigaiton, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 14, No. 1, January 2009	1.1.2009
Politics: Joe Biden as Potential VP - Good or Bad News for Delaware Employers?, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 13, No. 10, October 2008	10.1.2008
Wrongful Termination: Court Rules that PDA Extends to Abortion, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 13, No. 7, July 2008	7.1.2008
Use Contracts to Protect Yourself from Possible Liability for Undocumented Workers Employed by Subcontractors, Build New York, Spring/Summer 2008	5.25.2008
Family Responsibility Discrimination: The Parent Trap, Delaware Business, March/April 2008	3.1.2008
Personnel Policies: McDonald's Strip-Search Verdict Teaches Important Lesson to Delaware Employers, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 13, No. 1, January 2008	1.1.2008
It Must Have Been the Painkillers: A Sordid Tale of Drug Testing & Defamation, Delaware Banker, Summer 2007	6.1.2007
Q&A with Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn, Delaware Lawyer, Summer 2007	6.1.2007
Employees Go Cyber: The Problem of Internet "Blogging", Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, November 2006 at 30	11.1.2006
Court Finds Union Violated Delaware Workers' Rights, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 11, No. 10, October 2006	10.1.2006
Crew Leaders Fly the Coop, Get Second Chance to Prove Overtime Claim, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 11, No. 9, September 2006	9.1.2006
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time: Pregnancy Discrimination on the Rise, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 11, No. 8, August 2006	8.1.2006
Final Bell Rings on Pro-Choice Catholic Schoolteacher's Lawsuit, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 11, No. 7, July 2006	7.1.2006
Teller Gets to Take Employer to Court Following Termination for Improperly Notarizing Documents, Delaware Banker Magazine, Summer 2006	7.1.2006
DOL Weighs In On Mandatory Make-up Time and Deductions for Exempt Employees, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 11, No.6, June 2006	6.1.2006
Delaware Court Explores Hostile Environment Based on National Origin, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 11, No. 5, May 2006	5.1.2006
Good News for Delaware Public Employers: No More Fun with Section 1981!, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 11, No. 4, April 2006	4.1.2006
Navigating Blogs in the Workplace, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 11, No. 3, March 2006	3.1.2006
Documentation: Every Minute Counts, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 11, No. 2, February 2006	2.1.2006
Top Ten New Year's Resolutions for Delaware Employers, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 11, No. 1, January 2006	1.1.2006
Beware of H-1B Wage Rule Violations, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 20, No. 12, December 2005	12.1.2005
EEOC Provides Helpful Guidance on ADA Issues, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 10, No. 11, November 2005	11.1.2005
Delaware Court Gives Disney Board Members a Reason to Whistle While They Work, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 10, No. 9, September 2005	9.1.2005
The Employment-At-Will Doctrine In Delaware: A Survey, Delaware Law Review, Vol. 6:2, pp311-365, 2003	1.1.2003
Delaware Supreme Court: Golden Anniversary, Author of Chapter 10, Labor & Employment, 2001	1.1.2001
Employment Law Alliance Global Handbook, Author of Delaware Chapter
Flu Got You Blue?, Delaware Employment Law Letter, Vol. 19, No. 2, February 2014	2.1.2014