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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.

Recent News, Articles & Speaking Engagements

When Race & Gender Meet: Experiences of Black Women in the Law

panel member, Louisville Bar Association Diversity & Inclusion Committee, March 7, 2023

Preparing for (and Hopefully Avoiding) Pandemic-Related Employment Disputes

Co-Speaker, Louisville Bar Association CLE Program, November 9, 2020

COVID-19 Scams: What Employers Need to Know

Information You Need on the COVID-19 Coronavirus

Bar Admissions
Kentucky
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Firm Leadership

Diversity Committee, Member

Memberships
American Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division Executive Committee, National Bar Association Affiliate (2020-present)
Louisville Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section, Vice Chair (2020-present)
Community Involvement

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)

Education
More Than Stites & Harbison

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.

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Events

When Race & Gender Meet: Experiences of Black Women in the Law

Date: 3/7/23
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Louisville Bar Association Bar Center, 600 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202

Louisville office attorney Calesia Henson will be a member of the panel discussing "When Race & Gender Meet: Experiences of Black Women in Law" following the Louisville Bar Association's Justice William E. McAnulty Jr. Trailblazer Award presentation.

Calesia Henson February 22, 2023
Client Alerts

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.

by Shannon Antle Hamilton, Calesia Henson, Demetrius O. Holloway, Ashley Owens Hopkins, Robin E. McGuffin, and Robin D. Miller January 14, 2022
Creditors' Sidebar

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.

by Brian R. Pollock and Calesia Henson July 06, 2021
Press Releases

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.

by Calesia Henson April 15, 2021
Press Releases

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.

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC August 05, 2020
Client Alerts

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.”

by Calesia Henson and Ashley Owens Hopkins June 19, 2020
Client Alerts

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.

by Calesia Henson and Shannon Antle Hamilton May 12, 2020
Client Alerts

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.

by Shannon Antle Hamilton and Calesia Henson March 09, 2020