Denise K Drake

Practice Areas

Employment Advice & Investigations

Employment Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Labor & Employment

Labor & Employment - Health Care

Employment Class & Collective Actions

COVID-19 Resources

Workplace Safety, Health (OSHA) & Environmental Advising

ERISA Litigation

Restrictive Covenants & Trade Secrets Litigation

Class Action & Multidistrict Litigation

Litigation

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

- Member of Labor and Employment Section Leadership Council

- Employer Leadership Liaison to Fair Labor Standards Legislation Committee

- Employer Leadership Liaison to United States Federal Judicial Clerk Training Committee

- Employer Leadership Liaison to Immigration Administration Committee

- Former Management Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Section, 9th, 10th, and 11th National Conference Planning Committees

- Former Management Co-hair, Labor and Employment Section, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee

- Former Administrative Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Section, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee

- Former Program Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Section, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee

- Former Marketing Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Section, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee

- Former Management Subcommittee Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Section, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee, -Privacy, Membership, Trial Advocacy and Legislative Developments Subcommittees

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

- Executive Board Member

- Legal Advisor to the Executive Board

- Former Chair, Labor and Employment Committee

- Former Chair, Federal Courts Committee

Association of Workplace Investigators

- Planning Committee, National Conference

Publications

May 24, 2022

Publications

Why 'Proximity Bias' Is A Term Employers Should Get To Know

Quoted, Law360

November 16, 2021

Webinars

Managing Vaccine Mandates and Exemptions Webinar

September 10, 2021

Publications

President Biden Mandates COVID-19 Vaccinations: Stay Tuned…

Co-Author, Polsinelli At Work Blog

January 26, 2021

Publications

A- on EEOC Report Card For 2020

Author, Polsinelli At Work Blog

December 31, 2020

Publications

Happy New Year and Happy Vaccination Day: Maintaining Workplace Safety During the Vaccine Roll-Out

Co-Author, Polsinelli At Work Blog

October 26, 2020

Publications

The POWER List: Commercial and Consumer Law Digital Edition

Featured, Missouri Lawyers Weekly

May 11, 2020

Publications

How to keep your workplace safe — legally

Quoted, Kansas City Business Journal

May 7, 2020

Publications

CDC Leaves Businesses on Their Own: CDC “Guidance for Implementing the Opening Up America Again Framework” Will “Never See the Light of Day”

Author, COVID-19 Blog

April 10, 2020

Publications

Top Workplace Lawyers Scramble To Master Unemployment

Quoted, Law360

March 23, 2020

Publications

Weathering Coronavirus: Furloughs, Layoffs or Pay Cuts?

Quoted, SHRM

March 22, 2020

Publications

Taking Care of Essential Business Despite Growing Number of Shelter in Place Orders

COVID-19 Blog

March 17, 2020

Updates

Options for Employers When Employees Cannot Work From Home

March 16, 2020

Publications

Employer Tips for Telework

Author, COVID-19 Blog