Ryan B Frazier

Specialization

• Litigation
• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Landlord/Tenant Disputes
• Employment and Labor
• Discrimination and Harassment
• Employee Handbooks and Policies
• Employment Contracts and Agreements
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Real Estate
• Business

About Ryan's Practice

Ryan Frazier is a member of Kirton McConkie's Litigation section. He is a skilled trial lawyer with extensive experience in commercial and general civil litigation, having tried cases before judges, juries, arbitrators and administrative panels, ranging from one-day bench trials to a seven-week jury trial. Regardless of whether he is litigating in the state or federal courts or engaging alternatives to the court system, such as mediation and arbitration, he takes an efficient, results-oriented approach to problem solving. His experience includes business, employment, contract, antitrust, and real property litigation.

Education

• University of Utah, J.D., 2000
  • Utah Law Review
  • William H. Leary Scholar
• University of Utah, B.A., Political Science, 1996

Major Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Editor, Utah Employment Law Letter
• Contributing Editor, Mountain West Employment Law Letter
• Author, "Former employees can't sue employers under Utah's mini-COBRA statute," Utah Employment Law Letter, December 2021, and HR Daily Advisor, December 3, 2021
• Quoted, "House Revives Equality Act: What Employers Need to Know," HR Daily Advisor, February 24, 2021
• Author, "Want to require Medicare enrollment? Size matters," Utah Employment Law Letter, December 2020, and HR Daily Advisor, November 17, 2020
• Author, "Don't be the biggest loser by sponsoring pay-to-play weight-loss challenge," January 2019, and HR Daily Advisor, February 20, 2019
• Quoted, "Voters in 4 States Weigh in on Medical, Recreational Marijuana," HR Daily Advisor, November 8, 2018
• Author, "Upstanding employees: lessons from NFL's new policy requiring players to stand during anthem," Utah Employment Law Letter, June 2018, and HR Daily Advisor, July 19, 2018
• Author, "Stage is set for SCOTUS to rule on Title VII and sexual orientation," Utah Employment Law Letter, May 2017, and Diversity Insight, September 17, 2017
• Quoted, "Employers look to 'culture of inclusiveness' in era of expanding LGBT rights," Diversity Insight, September 17, 2017
• Author, "Computer glitch forces Chipotle to defend against 10,000 FLSA claims," Utah Employment Law Letter, May 2016, and Technology for HR Blog, July 27, 2017
• Quoted, "Getting medical excuse policies right: Know what kind of note you can require," HR Hero Line, March 24, 2017
• Quoted, "Supreme Court's action on transgender rights keeps employers watching," Human Resources News, March 7, 2017
• Quoted, "Use of hidden surveillance cameras in workplace comes with pros, cons," HR Hero Line, January 27, 2017
• Author, "Sharing is caring: Are Uber, Lyft drivers independent contractors?" Utah Employment Law Letter, May 2016, and HR Hero Line, October 14, 2016
• Quoted, "Employee venting on social media? Employer's options often limited," Technology for HR Blog, September 15, 2016
• Quoted, "EEOC wellness program rules give employers more to consider," Human Resources News, May 16, 2016
• Author, "Utah law puts new limits on noncompete agreements," Utah Employment Law Letter, April 2016, and Human Resources News, May 4, 2016
• Author, "Utah: False statement about noncompete agreement may give rise to claim," Utah Employment Law Letter, October 2015, and HR.BLR.com, December 11, 2015
• Author, "Employers face greater scrutiny for employee misclassification," Utah Employment Law Letter, August 2015, and HR Hero Line, December 2, 2015
• Author, "Utah employer learns expensive lesson on attorneys' fees," Utah Employment Law Letter, September 2015, and HR.BLR.com, November 12, 2015
• Quoted, "Late time cards a headache but no reason to withhold pay," HR Hero Line, October 14, 2015
• Author, "Managers of LLCs are not liable for unpaid wages," Utah Employment Law Letter, August 2015, and HR.BLR.com, September 28, 2015
• Author, "Former Utah employee entitled to unemployment after being discharged without just cause," Utah Employment Law Letter, July 2015, and HR.BLR.com, August 21, 2015
• Quoted, "Employers need to examine policies, laws in light of Supreme Court same-sex marriage ruling," Human Resources News, June 26, 2015
• Author, "Employers may be liable for transgender discrimination, Utah Employment Law Letter, January 2015, and Diversity Insight, June 14, 2015
• Author, "Unemployment: Did Utah employee quit? Or was he terminated," Utah Employment Law Letter, May 2015, and HR.BLR.com, June 5, 2015
• Quoted, "To fire or not to fire: Remember arrested employee may not be guilty," HR Hero Line, May 6, 2015
• Author, "Verizon employee fails to connect the discrimination dots," Utah Employment Law Letter, February 2015, and HR.BLR.com, March 27, 2015
• Author, "Utah passes historic legislation against sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination," Human Resources News, March 13, 2015
• Author, "No retaliation claim when cause of demotion is speculative," Utah Employment Law Letter, January 2015, and HR.BLR.com, February 27, 2015
• Author, "Jury instruction immunizes King Soopers from pharmacist's ADA claim," Utah Employment Law Letter, December 2014, and HR.BLR.com, Feb. 5, 2015
• Get to Know Business Professional Ryan Frazier, Media One Law Day supplement in Salt Lake Tribune, April 28, 2013
• Blue Penciling: Hope for Unreasonable or Overbroad Non-Competes?, The Corporate Counselor, December 2012
• Past Due: Strategies for Commercial Landlords in a Down Economy, Utah Business, July 2011
• Deciphering FMLA, ADA and Worker's Compensation Issues (presentation), Salt Lake City, June 12, 2013
• Believe-It-or-Not Business Lawsuits: Frivolous or Legitimate? (presentation), Salt Lake City, UT, June 22, 2012

Professional Recognition

• Utah Legal Elite: Business Litigation (2011, 2006)
• Mountain States Super Lawyers: Rising Star in Business Litigation (2011- 2013, 2008)

Admitted to Practice

• Utah, 2001
• Idaho, 2001
• United States District Court for the District of Idaho, 2000
• United States District Court for the District of Utah, 2001
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2000