Calesia Henson
Calesia joined the firm in 2019 in the Louisville office where she is a member of the Business Litigation and Employment Law Service Groups.
Preparing for (and Hopefully Avoiding) Pandemic-Related Employment Disputes
Co-Speaker, Louisville Bar Association CLE Program, November 9, 2020
Diversity Committee, Member
Academy of Music Production Education and Development (AMPED), Board of Directors (2021-24)
KMAC Museum, Board of Directors
Junior Achievement, Young Professionals Board Member (2020-present)
Central Louisville Community Ministries, Board Member (2020-present)
cum laude
University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
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Law Review, Articles Selection Editor
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Black Law Students Association, President
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Brandeis Inn of Court, Student Member
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Leon Seidman Memorial Award Recipient (2019)
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Edwin Perry Fellow, Family & Divorce Mediation Training, Mediation Clinic
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CALI Award for Highest Grade: Family Law Mediation Clinic and Lawyering Skills
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National Law Students Workers Rights Conference (Fall 2016, Maryland)
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Law Library, Student Assistant
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Academic Fellow
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Research Assistant
Minor in Spanish
Baylor University
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Track Team / Letterman (2014); First Team Academic All-Big 12 (2012-13); Student Athlete Award (2011-12)
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Dean's List
Calesia joins Stites & Harbison after serving as an intern for the Hon. Judge Hale, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky in Spring 2018 and as a summer associate in the firm's Louisville office in 2017 and 2018. Prior to law school, she joined Teach for America (Corps' 14) where she taught English as a Second Language in Memphis, Tennessee.
Supreme Court Rejects OSHA Vaccine Mandate on Private Employers – Allows CMS Healthcare Mandate for Facilities Receiving Medicare/Medicaid Funds
Holding that “[a]lthough Congress has indisputably given OSHA the power to regulate occupational dangers, it has not given the agency the power to regulate public health more broadly,” in a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court of the United States, on January 13, 2022, issued a stay of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) on vaccination or testing for employers with 100 or more workers.
The Draconian Statute Rears Its Head Again
While a colleague has likened Kentucky’s guaranty statute to Lewis G. Carroll’s Jabberwocky, the statute that frightens us more is Kentucky’s failure to release statute. It is a statute that comes with draconian penalties ($500/day plus attorney’s fees) and a lack of judicial interpretation.
Calesia Henson Named to AMPED Board of Directors
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Academy of Music Production Education and Development (AMPED) has named Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Calesia Henson to its Board of Directors. She will serve a three-year term.
Calesia Henson Elected to Board of Directors of the KMAC Museum
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Calesia Henson was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the KMAC Museum. She will serve a three-year term.
Older Workers Cannot Be Barred from Returning to Work: How to Be Mindful about Returning Older Employees to the Workplace
On June 11, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidelines to state that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) “would prohibit a covered employer from involuntarily excluding an individual from the workplace based on his or her [age] being 65 or older, even if the employer acted for benevolent reasons such as protecting the employee due to higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19.”
COVID-19 Scams: What Employers Need to Know
As businesses configure their workplaces to include new safety measures such as providing temperature checks, supplying necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) to employees, or installing hand sanitation stations, they must also be cautious of suspicious activities from fake suppliers, vendors, and other scammers attempting to exploit the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Do You Have a Fever: Preparing for a Pandemic Without Violating the Americans with Disabilities Act
Employers are now dealing with the very real possibility of a coronavirus pandemic in the United States. When an “epidemic” becomes global, it becomes a “pandemic.” Employers need to develop plans now for effectively responding to employee concerns in the event of a pandemic.
Information You Need on the COVID-19 Coronavirus
Stites & Harbison has assembled a Coronavirus Response Team which consists of a cross-disciplinary task force of attorneys and critical staff members to ensure our firm remains “On the Job” for you. Updated 02/04/21