Ashley Prickett Cuttino

Office Managing Shareholder | Greenville

Ashley is an active litigation partner who regularly handles complex and multi-party litigation. Ashley has tried and won jury trials in multiple jurisdictions and represents employers in state and federal courts in single and multi-plaintiff actions. Her diverse practice includes the representation of regional and national clients in all phases of litigation involving employment litigation, sexual abuse, employee theft, toxic tort and complex business disputes.

Ashley has extensive experience in all areas of employment law, including wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination, harassment, wage and hour issues, family and medical leave, disability discrimination and accommodation and employee privacy. Ashley is a member of the firm’s Trial Practice Group and is the former co-chair of the Ogletree COVID-19 Litigation Practice Group. COVID-19 litigation involves all areas of employment law as well as personal injury related claims. In this role, Ashley has been able to utilize her substantial past litigation experience that includes employment litigation, personal injury litigation, medical malpractice defense, asbestos defense and complex toxic tort defense.

In addition to litigation, Ashley represents and counsels companies on a wide range of labor and employment law issues-though a significant focus of her practice is on various state leave laws (counseling and litigation) and multi-state compliance. Ashley is a member of the OD Comply compliance solutions group and the shareholder – author of the OD Comply: State Leave Law subscription materials.

Ashley is also actively involved in raising the profile of women in her own firm, in the legal community, and in her local community. Ashley is the former Chair of the Ogletree Deakins’ Women’s Initiative (ODWIN). In addition, Ashley is a Past- President of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association and is Past-Chair of the Greenville YWCA.

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Experience

Education & Admission

Professional Activities

Speeches

Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Top Multistate Compliance Issues, Part II: Weed and Leave—How to Manage Two of Employers’ Biggest Headaches” – October 11, 2022
Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “The Kaleidoscope of State and Local Leave Laws” – Colorado Springs – September 22, 2022
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Multi-Jurisdictional Compliance: State Leaves” – June 22, 2022
Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “Pandemic Recovery: Round 5—COVID-19 Litigation and Protections” – Amelia Island – November 12, 2021
Workplace Strategies Seminar – “COVID Concerns: The Employment Litigation Tsunami” – Austin – June 25, 2021
NAWL Mid-Year Conference Webinar – “Workplace impact of political environment and social activism” – March 26, 2021
Private Client Webinar – “COVID-19 Update” – March 17, 2021
Human Resources Law Update Webinar – “COVID-19 Update” – March 5, 2021
Private Client Webinar – “COVID-19 Update” – March 3, 2021
SC Leaders Forum Webinar – “Diversity and inclusion Seminar, sponsored by the SC Chamber and SC Bar Association” – March 2, 2021
Greenville Chamber February Advocacy Committee Meeting Webinar – “Legislative and D.C. Labor Update” – February 12, 2021
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Unpacking the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: An Update for Employers” – January 14, 2021
Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “COVID-19 Litigation and Mitigation: Trends and Tips” – November 12, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “COVID-19 Litigation and Labor Relations: Recent Union Trends During the Pandemic” – October 22, 2020
HR Simple – “COVID-19: Top 10 Employment Related Questions for Q.4 2020 and 2021” – October 8, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “COVID-19 Litigation Series: Leave of Absence Trends and Pitfalls During the COVID-19 Pandemic” – September 1, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “New York Federal Court Rules on U.S. Department of Labor’s FFCRA Regulations” – August 10, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “COVID-19 Litigation Series: Changes to the Workers’ Compensation Landscape” – August 4, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “COVID-19 Litigation Series: Whistleblower and Retaliation Claims” – July 27, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “Unemployment During COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions” – July 9, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “Unemployment During COVID-19: Reopening the Workplace” – July 7, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “Unemployment During COVID-19: After a Lay-off or Furlough” – June 30, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “Unemployment During COVID-19: The Basics” – June 25, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “COVID-19 Litigation and Mitigation Strategies Series: Litigation Trends and Steps to Mitigate Liability” – June 16, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “COVID in the Carolinas: Legal and Practical Issues for Employers With Operations in North Carolina and South Carolina” – June 9, 2020
European American Chamber of Commerce-Carolinas Webinar – “European Return to Work: Getting the Workforce back in to the Workplace” – May 27, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “South Carolina Reopens: What’s Next for Employers? ” – May 26, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Properly Handling Employee Refusals to Work Due to COVID-19 ” – May 21, 2020
Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Webinar – “Women’s E-Leadership Series Session 1 – Navigating the NEXT Normal” – May 14, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Virtual Conference – “Pandemic Workforce Challenges—Plan Don’t Panic” – May 14, 2020
South Carolina Women Lawyers Association Webinar – “Return to Work in the Office Environment” – May 11, 2020
American Rental Association Webinar – “Legal Guidance on the Return to Work” – April 29, 2020
Greenwood Chamber Webinar – “Back to Work: Minimizing Risk in the Workplace” – April 29, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Return to Work: A Guide for Getting the Workforce Back into the Workplace” – April 23, 2020
Greenville Chamber Webinar – “Unemployment in South Carolina” – April 9, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “FAQs: Unemployment Expansion Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act” – April 8, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Practical Strategies for Managing a Remote Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic” – April 7, 2020
Coastal HR Webinar – “Impact of the Families First and CARES Legislation on South Carolina Businesses” – April 3, 2020
CAGC COVID-19 Webinar – “Frequently Asked Questions for Construction Companies as a Results of the Families First and CARES Legislation” – April 2, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “CARES Act: What the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Means for Employers” – April 2, 2020
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “CARES ACT: What the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Means for Employers” – April 1, 2020
American Rental Association Webinar – “The CARES Act” – March 30, 2020
SC Chamber Webinar – “The Impact of the CARES Act on Unemployment and Incentives for Employers to Keep Employees Working” – March 30, 2020
CAGC COVID-19 Webinar – “Jobsite Impacts” – March 18, 2020
Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “Investigation Insights: Round 2—Concluding Investigatory Interviews” – New Orleans – November 14, 2019
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Dealing With—and Recovering From—Embezzlement, Kickbacks, and Theft at Work” – Phoenix – May 10, 2018
SC SHRM Annual State Conference – “Data Privacy & Security: Why Does HR or a GC Care” – Myrtle Beach – October 2015
South Carolina Healthcare Human Resources Association – “Social Media in the Medical Community” – Columbia – October 2015
Ogletree Deakins 2015 Workplace Strategies – “Avoiding a Data Breach Nightmare: From Prevention Through Litigation” – San Antonio – May 2015
Ogletree Deakins Seminar – “Trick or Treat? Avoiding e-Skeletons in Your Company’s Electronic Closet” – Las Vegas – May 2014
Association of Corporate Counsel – “Creating an Effective and Flexible Work Environment” – Greenville – February 2014
Human Resources Law Update – “Creating an Effective and Flexible Work Environment” – Greenville – February 2014
Carolinas AGC 2013 HR/Safety Conference – “Surviving the Perfect Storm: New Legislative Regulatory & Court Challenges for Contractors” – Concord – September 2013
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Avoiding Rakes: Emerging Professional Responsibility Issues in Employment Litigation” – New Orleans – May 2013
Association of Corporate Counsel – “What Can be Expected from Congress, the Courts & the Agencies in 2013” – Greenville – February 2013
SC SHRM Annual State Conference – “How HR Professionals Can Manage and Control Technology in an E-Discovery World” – Myrtle Beach – September 2012
Upstate Employers Network Mid-Year Update – “Social Media, Workplace Rules and Beyond” – Greenville – August 2012
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Cyber Employees – The Legal and Practical Challenges of the Virtual Employee” – Phoenix – May 2012
Carolinas AGC – “I Just Got a Notice of Charge from the EEOC . . . Now What do I do?” – Myrtle Beach – April 2012
WCI HR Forum – “Employment Law Briefing” – Asheville – May 2011
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association Corporate Counsel Seminar – “How Employee Blogs, Social Networks, Virtual Worlds, Texting & the Use of PDAs Impact Employment Law & the Workplace” – Columbia – April 2011
2011 Human Resources Law Update – “Legal Issues with Social Media” – Greenville – March 2011
Excellence in Business, Powdersville Business Council of the Easley Chamber of Commerce – “Employment Law 101: Your Hot Topic Questions Answered” – Powdersville – February 2011
Spartanburg Development Association Year-End HR Briefing – “Legal Issues with Social Media” – Greer – December 2010
Greenville Technical College/Greenville Area Personnel Association Certificate in Employee Relations Law Series – “The Invisible Paper Trail: Protecting Employee Information, Identity Theft, The New “E-Discovery” Rules and Other Technology Issues In the Work Place” – Greenville – December 2009
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association – “E-Discovery Issues in Employment” – Greenville – August 2009
2009 Human Resources Law Update – “HR Department Audits: A Critical Tool for Preparing for and Limiting Exposure” – Greenville – February 2009
Greenville Technical College/Greenville Area Personnel Association Certificate in Employee Relations Law Series – “The Invisible Paper Trail: Protecting Employee Information, Identity Theft, The New “E-Discovery” Rules and Other Technology Issues In the Work Place” – Greenville – December 2008
2008 Human Resources Law Update – “Protecting Employee Information, Identity Theft, ‘E-Discovery’ Rules, and Other Technology Issues in the Workplace” – Greenville – March 2008
Greenville Technical College/Greenville Area Personnel Association Certificate in Employee Relations Law Series – “The Invisible Paper Trail: Protecting Employee Information, Identity Theft, The New “E-Discovery” Rules and Other Technology Issues In the Work Place” – Greenville – December 2007
2007 Corrections Technology Conference – “E-Discovery Forum” – May 2007
2007 Human Resources Law Update – “HR Department Audits: A Critical Tool for Preparing for and Limiting Exposure” – Greenville – February 2007
2007 South Carolina Bar Convention – “E-Discovery: What You Need to Know” – Charleston – January 2007
Ogletree Deakins Client In-House Counsel Training – “E-Discovery: What You Need to Know” – Greenville – January 2007
Ogletree Deakins In-House Training – “E-Discovery: What You Need to Know to Help Our Clients” – Greenville – December 2006
Harris Teeter – “E-Discovery: Save It or Waive It” – Charlotte – September 2006
South Carolina Employment Law Update – “E-Discovery: Save It or Waive It” – Greenville – September 2006
Greenville Bar Association – “Welcome to the 21st Century” – Greenville – June 2006
2006 Human Resources Law Update – “Welcome to the 21st Century: Managing Technology in the Workplace” – Greenville – February 2006
Sew EuroDrive – “How to do it Right: Workplace Investigations” – Greenville – October 2005
Ogletree Deakins In-House Training – “Special Considerations for Electronic Discovery in Employment Cases” – Greenville – August 2005
2005 Human Resources Law Update – “Workplace Investigations and Government Inspections” – Greenville – June 2005
Carolinas AGC – “Employer Obligations” – November 2004
Carolina AGC – “Labor and Employment Training” – February 1, 2004
Sterling – “Defamation and Invasion of Privacy in the Workplace” – Greenville – December 2003
Clemson Youth Learning Institute – “Sexual Harassment in the Workplace” – Clemson – November 2003
Carolinas AGC – “Employer Obligations” – July 2003
Sterling – “Hiring Qualified Employees: The Right Way and The Wrong Way” – June 2003
Carolinas AGC – “Fair Labor Standards Act and Family Medical Leave Act” – April 2003
Carolinas AGC – “Labor and Employment Training” – March 2003

Published Works

Media Quotes

June 8, 2023 – SHRM Online – “Making the Case for the Return to the Workplace”
January 25, 2023 – SHRM Online – “Fitting Hybrid Work Policy to Company Culture”
September 1, 2022 – Law360 – “3 Intermittent Leave Questions Created By COVID-19”
August 2, 2022 – Law360 – “3 Intermittent Leave Questions Created By COVID-19”
April 4, 2022 – SHRM Online – “Next Steps When an Employee Gives Notice of Quitting”
November 16, 2021 – SHRM Online – “December Deadline for Emergency Temporary Standard Looms”
November 15, 2021 – SHRM Online – “Should Employers Keep Preparing for the COVID-19 ETS?”
September 18, 2021 – Tribune Papers – “Why Are NC Residents Hesitant About Vaccine?”
September 1, 2021 – SHRM Online – “Pet Boom Puts Pressure on Vet Staff, Owners During Pandemic”
August 31, 2021 – Bloomberg Law – “States Try to Make Jobless Aid Part of Vaccine Mandate Pushback”
July 21, 2021 – Stateline (PEW) – “States Braced for a Wave of COVID Lawsuits. It Never Arrived.”
July 16, 2021 – SHRM Online – “Remind Returning Employees of Professional Expectations”
July 9, 2021 – Bloomberg Tax – “Unemployment Cut-Off Suits Swipe at States’ Power to Abandon Aid”
June 4, 2021 – Bloomberg Law – “Covid-19 Shield Laws Proliferate Even as Liability Suits Do Not”
May 24, 2021 – SHRM Online – “Can Employers Ask Job Applicants About Vaccination and COVID-19?”
April 24, 2021 – SHRM Online – “Avoid Pandemic-Related Litigation Risks”
April 20, 2021 – Bloomberg Law – “States Prolong Covid-19 Liability Shields as Pandemic Persists”
March 29, 2021 – SHRM Online – “Making the Case for Return to Office”
March 16, 2021 – Law360 – “Employers Face New Risks As Business Travel Returns”
March 11, 2021 – Law360 – “COVID One Year In: What Employment Attys Still Don’t Know”
January 29, 2021 – Bloomberg Law – “Davis Wright Covid Vaccine Plan Paves Way for More Big Law Firms”
January 21, 2021 – SHRM Online – “Employers Should Note These Workplace Litigation Trends for 2021”
January 20, 2021 – SHRM Online – “COVID-19 Vaccines and Employer Liability”
January 20, 2021 – Bloomberg Law – “States Revive Push for Virus Liability Protections for Employers”
November 17, 2020 – SHRM Online – “SHRM Report: Global Executives Respond to Remote Work, Other Emerging Trends”
October 23, 2020 – Practical Law – “Expert Q&A: COVID-19 and Employment Litigation”
September 29, 2020 – Workspan – “New Legal Landmines, Courtesy of COVID”
September 14, 2020 – HR Dive – “Mailbag: An employee is afraid to return to work. What do we do?”
August 28, 2020 – SHRM Online – “DOL Provides Clarity on Coronavirus-Related Child Care Leave”
July 31, 2020 – Bloomberg Law – “Businesses Can’t Reach Consensus on Extending Extra Jobless Aid”
July 15, 2020 – Bloomberg Law – “Like State Efforts, Senate’s Virus Liability Limit’s No Cure-All”
May 14, 2020 – For Construction Pros – “Return of the Workforce”
April 30, 2020 – SHRM Online – “SHRM to Congress: All Nonprofits Need Access to Paycheck Protection Program”
April 1, 2020 – SHRM Online – “Small Businesses May Be Eligible for Payroll-Protection Loans During Pandemic”
March 23, 2020 – EHS Today – “How to Make Telecommuting Work During a Pandemic”
March 19, 2020 – ABA Journal – “Can companies be held liable when their employees fall ill with the coronavirus?”
March 19, 2020 – WSPA 7 News – “Your Carolina – Legal Questions and COVID-19”
March 18, 2020 – WSPA 7 News – “Your Carolina: Coronavirus Talk”
May 25, 2018 – Upstate Business Journal – “Takeaway: Cybersecurity is serious business”
April 27, 2018 – Greenville CEO – “Ashley Cuttino of Ogletree Deakins: Labor and Employment Issues for Corporations”
January 31, 2018 – Greenville CEO – “Ashley Cuttino of Ogletree Deakins: Data Breaches, A Huge Concern for Business Owners”
November 29, 2017 – Fox Carolina – “What is sexual harassment in the workplace?”
December 23, 2015 – Legaltech News – “6 Ways Your Smartphone Could Get You Into Legal Trouble”
August 1, 2013 – Greenville Business Magazine – “The Legal Outlook: Determining the New Normal”