PRACTICE AREAS
Employment Litigation
Labor and Employment
W. Terrence Kilroy chairs the firm's Labor and Employment practice group and has over 31 years of experience in a wide range of labor law subjects, including NLRB matters, management-union relationships, union avoidance, union campaigns and collective bargaining. Additionally, Mr. Kilroy advises clients in the health care, manufacturing and transportation industries and his experience encompasses Equal Employment Opportunity litigation, wrongful discharge litigation, preventive labor law, drug testing, employer negligence, disability discrimination and accommodation, occupational safety and health (OSHA), AIDS, polygraphs, and employees' privacy rights.
Mr. Kilroy has served as labor counsel for numerous national and major Kansas City companies.
DISTINCTIONS
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America For Labor and Employment (2006-2009)
Recognized in Chambers USA Client's Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers for Labor and Employment (2007-2008)
Recognized as a Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyer for Labor and Employment (2005-2008)
COMMUNITY AND BAR INVOLVEMENT
American Bar Association Labor Law Section
Subcommittee on Developments under the National Labor Relations Act
Subcommittee on Practice and Procedure before the National Labor
Relations Board
Lawyers Association of Kansas City
Washburn University School of Law
Board of Governors (1983-1996)
President (1992-1994)
Human Resources Management Association of Kansas City
Civic Council of Greater Kansas City
Member (1999-2008)
DeLaSalle Education Center
Board of Directors (1985-1992)
Vice President (1990-1992)
Gillis Center
2003 Kansas City Spirit Award
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Community Adviser (1993-2000)
Greater Kansas City Crime Commission
Board of Directors (1998-present)
Greater Kansas City Neighborhood Alliance
Board of Directors (1998-2004)
Heart of America Council of Boy Scouts of America
Board of Directors (1988-1999)
Executive Committee (1988-1995)
Vice President-Finance (1993-1995)
Legal Counsel (1988-1992)
University Club of Kansas City
Board of Directors (1987-1989); (1992-1996)
President (1993-1994)
NOTABLE EXPERIENCE
Labor Negotiations
Mr. Kilroy has participated as a negotiator in over 40 labor negotiations since 2002. They include:
Homeland Grocery Stores and UFCW Local 2 (Topeka, Leavenworth and St. Joseph, Missouri) (2008) (Effects Bargaining)
Tower Properties and Operating Engineers Local 101 (2008) (Kansas City, Missouri)
Snorkel Int. and Int. Assoc. of Machinists (2008) (Elwood, Kansas)
K & T Switching and Teamsters Local 41 (2007) (Kansas City, Missouri)
Milbank Mfg. and IBEW (2007) (Concordia, Missouri)
Wagner Industries and Teamsters Local 41 (2007) (Kansas City, Missouri)
Tower Properties and Operating Engineers (2006) (Kansas City, Missouri)
Crane Plumbing and GMP Local 377 (Monroe, Georgia) (2006) (Effects Bargaining)
Crane Plumbing and GMP Local 209 (2006) (Hondo, Texas)
Greystone Graphics (2006, 2007) (Kansas City, Missouri)
Graphic Arts Union Local 16C
Graphic Arts Union Local 235
Tower Properties and Operating Engineers Local 101 (2005) (Kansas City, Missouri)
Crane Plumbing and GMP Local 372 (2006) (Nevada, Missouri)
Crane Plumbing and GMP Local 334 (Effects bargaining) (2006) (Ferguson, Kentucky)
Blish-Mize Corp and Teamsters Local 460 (2005) (Atchison, Kansas)
Falley�s Grocery Stores and United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 2 (2005)
St. Joseph Agreement
Leavenworth Agreement
Topeka Agreement
Crane Plumbing and GMP Local 313 (Effects bargaining) (2005) (Somerset, Pennsylvania)
Metcraft Industries and Sheet Metal Workers Local 2 (Effects bargaining and extension) (2005) (Kansas City, Missouri)
Crane Plumbing and GMP Local 5 (2005) (Hearne, Texas)
Tower Properties and Operating Engineers Local 101 (2003) (Kansas City, Missouri)
Millennium Rail and Laborers Local 1290 (2003) (Junction City, Kansas)
Falley�s Grocery Stores and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 2 (2002)
St. Joseph Agreement
Leavenworth Agreement
Lawrence Agreement
Topeka Agreement
Crane Plumbing L.L.C. (Universal Rundle) Bathing System Master Agreement (2002) with Glass Molders and Potters & Allied Workers Int. (GMP)
Local Agreement GMP Local 365 (New Castle, Pennsylvania)
Local Agreement GMP Local 388 (Ottumwa, Iowa)
Local Agreement GMP Local 393 (Union Point, Georgia)
Crane Plumbing, L.L.C. Master Agreement and GMP (2002)
Local Agreement GMP Local 209 (Hondo, Texas)
Local Agreement GMP Local 377 (Monroe, Georgia)
Homeland Grocery Stores and United Food Commercial Workers
Locals 1000 and Two (2002) (Oklahoma Grocery Chain)
Homeland Grocery Stores and Confectionary Workers Local 65 (2002) (Oklahoma Grocery Chain)
Crane Plumbing and GMP Local 313 (2002) (Somerset, Pennsylvania)
Crane Plumbing Master Agreement and GMP (2002)
Local Agreement GMP Local 334 (Ferguson, Kentucky)
Local Agreement GMP Local 372 (Nevada, Missouri)
Reported Employment Cases:
H&R Block Eastern Enterprises v. Short, 2006 WL (D.Minn.2006)
Stormont-Vail Healthcare, Inc., 340 NLRB No. 143 (2003)
Rhodes v. Schaefer, et al, 2002 WL 826471 (D. Kan. 2002)
Spears v. Preston Refrigeration, 205 Supp. 2nd 1104, 7 WH Case 2d 1398 (W.D. Mo. 2002)
Keeling v. Schaefer, 181 F. Supp. 1206 (D. Kan. 2001)
VanSteenbaugh v. Rival, 171 F.3d 1155 (8th Cir. 1999)
Guys Food, Inc. 112 LA 1132 (Cipolla 1999)
Gateway 2000, Inc. v. Livak, 19 F. Supp. 2d 748 (E.D. Mich. 1998)
Gateway 2000, Inc. v. Kelley, 9 F. Supp. 2d 790 (E.D. Mich. 1998)
Manning v. Marketing Communications, 1998 WL 596723 (D. Kan. 1998)
Family Snacks v. Crader, 982 SW 2d 759 (Mo. App. 1998)
Devor v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City, 943 S.W.2d 662, 6 A.D. Cases 508, 9 NDLR P 168 (Mo. App. W.D., Feb. 4, 1997) (No. WD 52169)
Smith v. Borden, Inc., 1995 US Dist. Lexis 19728 (Oct. 23, 1995) (W.D. Mo.)
Elston Richards Corp., 9-CA-31229; J.D., 262-94 [J. Wilkes 12-5-94 decision dismissing NLRB complaint]
Lovelace v. Long John Silver�s, Inc., 841 S.W.2d 682, 59 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 765, 123 Lab. Cas. P 57,096, 7 IER Cases 1181 (Mo. App. W.D., Jul. 21, 1992) (No. WD 45035)
E.O.C. v. Grinnell Corp., 1993 WL 461849, 63 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 387 (D. Kan., Oct. 29, 1993) (No. 92-2380-KHV)
Otis v. Wyse, 1994 WL 566943 (D. Kan., Aug. 24, 1994) (No. 93-2349-KHV)
American Federal of State, County and Mun. Employees, Missouri Council 72 v. Moore, 1992 WL 118742, 30 Wage & Hour Cas. (BNA) 1342 (W.D. Mo., Feb. 10, 1992) (No. 91-0638-CV-W-2)
Wall v. Alton Packaging Corp., 1990 WL 98284 (W.D. Mo., May 29, 1990) (No. 87-1114-CV-W-9)
Coffman v. Missouri-Nebraska Exp., Inc., 1990 WL 49041 (W.D. Mo., Apr. 16, 1990) (No. 87-6144-CV-SJ-6)
Dodds v. Bear Automotive Midwest, Inc., 1989 WL 19442 (D. Kan., Feb. 8, 1989) (No. Civ.A. 88-2229)
Nixon v. City of Junction City, Kan., 707 F.Supp. 473, 111 Lab.Cas. P 35,211, 2 Wage & Hour Cas. 2d (BNA) 1763 (D. Kan., Sep. 27, 1988) (No. Civ. A. 87-2321-0)
Sell v. Van�s Food Center, Inc., 1987 U.S. Dist. Lexis 7148 (D. Kan. 1987)
Bates v. Kasbar, Inc., 1986 DOL Sec. Labor, Lexis 52 (March 7, 1986)
Osage Glass, Inc. v. Donovan, 693 S.W.2d 71 (Mo., Jun. 25, 1985) (No. 66559)
Regal Plastics Co., 86 LA 788 (Woolf, 1985)
King v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., 738 F.2d 255, 35 Fair Empl. Prac.Cas. (BNA) 102, 35 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 34,588, 16 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 236 (8th Cir. (Mo.), Jun. 28, 1984) (No. 83-1655)
Buchanan v. Gateway Intl., Inc., 27 FEP Cases 649, 28 Empl. Prac. Dec. 32,446 (D. Kansas)
Wilco Energy Corp., 246 NLRB 851 (1979)
Gorham v. City of Kansas City, 225 Kan. 369, 590 P.2d 1051, 101 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2290 (Kan., Feb. 24, 1979) (No. 49483)
Industrial Bearing & Transmission Co., Inc. v. N.L.R.B., 570 F.2d 839, 97 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2924, 83 Lab. Cas. P 10, 383 (8th Cir., Feb. 22, 1978) (No. 77-1635)
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Strategies to Get Ready for EFCA
Recent NLRB Decisions
February 26, 2008
Strategies for Collective Bargaining
Sponsored by The National Business Institute
Kansas City, Missouri
November 16, 2007
What is Just Cause
Sponsored by the Kansas City Arbitrators Roundtable
Kansas City, Missouri
October 25, 2007
Developments for and Organizing Union Employers
Sponsored by the Heartland Law Institute
Kansas City, Missouri
October 24, 2007
The Pros and Cons of the Employee Free Choice Act
Sponsored by the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Panel with Union Attorney Joe Moreland
May 14, 2007
Recent Development for Union and Non-Union Employers for the NLRB
Sponsored by the Associated Industries of Missouri
Osage Beach, Missouri
November 2006
Recent NLRB Developments for the Union and Non-Union Employer
Sponsored by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, The Springfield Chamber of Commerce and Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Springfield, Missouri
September 2006
Recent NLRB Developments for The Union and Non-Union Employer
Sponsored by The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Kansas City, Missouri
2006
Missouri Employemnt Law Handbook
Published by the United States Chamber of Commerce and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce
October 2005
Top Ten Labor Law Developments in the Past Twelve Months
Sponsored by Heartland Labor Law Institute
Overland Park, Kansas
April 2004
The National Labor Relations Act and The Non-Union Employee
Sponsored by Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Kansas City, Missouri
April 2, 2002
Weingarten Rights for Non-Union Employees
Presented by Shughart Thomson & Kilroy
June 1, 2001
Recent Developments under the ADA
Lorman Educational Services
August 11, 2000
Hours Worked Under the FLSA and Portal-To-Portal Act
Sponsored by Lorman Education Services
Seminar on Kansas Wage & Hour Law Update
June 21, 2000
What Every Employer Needs to Know About the Americans With Disabilities Act
Sponsored by Lorman Education Services
Seminar on Introduction to Employment & Labor Law
February 2, 2000
Managing Your Workforce Within the NLRA
Sponsored by the Independent Electrical Contractors
2000
Religious Discrimination
Missouri Bar Discrimination Handbook
June 25, 1998
Legislative Update on Proposed Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act
Sponsored by Heartland Labor and Employment Workshop
Kansas City, Missouri
October 24, 1997
1997 Update on Labor and Employment Law
Speeches on Union "salts" and the ADA
Sponsored by The University of Arkansas School of Law and Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Fayetteville, Arkansas
June 26, 1997
ADA Job Descriptions & Employment Personnel Files
Sponsored by Heartland Labor and Employment Workshop
Kansas City, Missouri
April 11, 1997
ADA, FMLA and Worker�s Compensation in Conflict
Sponsored by the Council on Education in Management
Overland Park, Kansas
April 2, 1997
1997 Update on Labor and Employment Law
Sponsored by Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Kansas City, Missouri
November 19, 1996
Personnel Law Update: Individual Supervisor Liability
Sponsored by Council on Education in Management
Kansas City, Missouri
October 30, 1996
Hiring Practices Under the ADA and Hiring Practices Under the ADA: Reasonable Accommodation
Sponsored by Kansas Department of Human Resources
Overland Park, Kansas
October 15, 1996
Hiring Practices Under the ADA and Hiring Practices Under the ADA: Reasonable Accommodation
Sponsored by Kansas Department of Human Resources
Wichita, Kansas
September 20, 1996
Labor Law Issues in the Construction Industry
Sponsored by The Missouri Bar
Kansas City, Missouri
July 18, 1996
Wage and Hour, Workers� Compensation & Hot Issues for the HR Professional
Sponsored by Heartland Labor and Employment Workshop
Kansas City, Missouri
February 16, 1996
Defensive Maneuvers in the Arena of Employment Liability
Sponsored by The Kansas City Business Journal; Marsh & McLennan; and William Mercer & Associates
Kansas City, Missouri
February 15, 1996
FMLA and the ADA
Sponsored by The Missouri Merchants & Manufacturers Association
Kansas City, Missouri
February 6, 1996
The Interaction of the ADA and Workers Compensation
Sponsored by Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Kansas City, Missouri
1996
Labor and Employment Law Issues
Missouri Bar Construction Law Handbook
November 22, 1995
Discrimination Laws and Remedies; Have We Gone too Far?
Lexington, Missouri Rotary Club
November 1, 1995
The Assertive Employer: Bold Actions to Deal with Employee Lawsuits and Charges
Sponsored by the Council on Education in Management
Kansas City, Missouri
October 20, 1995
The ADA and National Origin Discrimination
Sponsored by the Heartland Labor Law Institute
Kansas City, Missouri; Mock trial participant
Septemer 15, 1995
The ADA and the Municipal Employer
Sponsored by Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Kansas City, Missouri
April 24, 1995
How Employers Can Protect Themselves From the Violent Employee
Sponsored by Council on Education
Kansas City, Missouri
April 21, 1995
Recent Court Developments Interpreting the ADA
Sponsored by Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Kansas City, Missouri
April 20, 1995
An Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act
Medical Managers Seminar
Olathe, Kansas
October 18, 1994
Protecting Employers from Employee Fraud
Sponsored by Council on Education
Kansas City, Missouri
September 13, 1994
The Interaction between ADA and Worker's Compensation
Program on the ADA sponsored by The Missouri Bar
Kansas City, Missouri
June 13, 1994
Family and Medical Leave Act
Employment Law Seminar Sponsored by KCMBA)
Kansas City, Missouri
May 20, 1994
Trial Demonstration of a Sexual Harassment Case in Federal Court
Moderated by Federal Judge Scott Wright
Sponsored by University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
Co-Counsel for Defendant; Kansas City, Missouri
April 28, 1994
Recent Developments in EEO Law
Sponsored by University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
April 13, 1994
Safe Handling of the Volatile Employee
Sponsored by Council on Education
Kansas City, Missouri
March 8, 1994
The Department of Transportation's New Drug and Alcohol Regulations
Sponsored by The Department of Transportation and The Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kansas City, Missouri
December 15, 1993
Privacy Issues in the New Technology
Sponsored by Council on Education in Management
Kansas City, Missouri
October 27, 1993
An Employer's Guide to Hiring and Firing
Sponsored by Missouri Merchants & Manufacturers Association
Kansas City, Missouri
October 6, 1993
Employment Law Basics
Sponsored by Builders Association of Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
October 1, 1993
Jury Trials Under the New Civil Rights Act
Sponsored by Heartland Labor and Employment Institute
Kansas City, Missouri
September 17, 1993
Employment Law Issues in Franchising
Sponsored by Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Kansas City, Missouri
September 13, 1993
Preventing Violence in the Workplace
Sponsored by Council on Education in Management
Kansas City, Missouri
August 11-13, 1993
Recent Civil Rights Developments in Federal Courts and Congress
Sponsored by Missouri State Human Resource Conference & Seminar
Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri
August 11-13, 1993
Pre-Employment Screening and the ADA
Sponsored by Missouri Nursing Home Association
Columbia, Missouri
July 17, 1993
Call-Backs, Stand-Bys, Executive Exemptions and Employee Agreements
Sponsored by Missouri Municipal Attorneys' Association
Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri
July 8, 1993
Keeping Up With Labor & Employment Law
Sponsored by Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Kansas City, Missouri
June 25, 1993
Understanding the ADA
Sponsored by Bio-Med Industries
Third Annual Workers' Compensation Seminar, Kansas City, Missouri
April 29, 1993
Human Resource Professionals Ask Employment Lawyers - What Does the Law Require?
Sponsored by Human Resource Manager's Association
Participated on panel; Shawnee Mission, Kansas
April 1993
Arbitrating Employment Disputes: Greener Pastures for Employers?
Kansas Bar Association Journal
March 12, 1993
Understanding the ADA
Sponsored by Bio-Med Industries
Sixth Annual Missouri Workers' Compensation Seminar, St. Joseph, Missouri
March 9, 1993
Americans with Disabilities Act and How It Will Affect Your Practice
Sponsored by MedWorks Managed Occupational Health Network
Kansas City, Missouri
1978
The Constitutionality of a National Public Employee Relations Act
Valparaiso University Law Review
1976
Recent Developments in Employee Stock Ownership Plans
Washburn Law Journal
EDUCATION
J.D., with honors, Washburn University School of Law, 1977
M.A., University of Kansas, 1974
B.S., University of Kansas, 1972
BAR ADMISSIONS
Missouri, 1977 |