Meeting/Event Information

Does Your Handbook Need a Hand?—New Scrutiny from the NLRB Requires Immediate Changes to Non-Union Employee Handbooks
Presented by Luther Wright, Jr., OF Counsel, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

For these reasons, it is critical for non-union employers to review their handbooks carefully. This seminar will discuss needed changes to Employer Handbooks in the areas of: 1) At-Will Employment Disclaimers; 2) Respect in the Workplace/Anti-Harassment Policies; 3) Dress Codes; 4) Off-Duty Conduct; 5) Confidentiality; 6) Solicitation and Distribution Policies; 7) Computer Usage; 8) Social Media; 9) Media/3^rd Party Contact; and 10) Use of Logos and Trademarks. The seminar will explain why changes to employer handbook policies are necessary based on NLRB precedent, explore common mistakes that employers are making in their drafting and implementation of handbook policies and recommend best practices and practical strategies for avoiding NLRA violations.

Schedule: Doors open at 7:00 am for registration and networking. Buffet breakfast begins at 7:20 am, and the presentation starts promptly at 8:00 am. 

Breakfast:

• Members: $18 by end of business Monday, April 13,$24 afterwards.*
• Future Members: $29 by end of business Monday, April 13,$35 afterwards.* (See below)**
• MT|SHRM Students: $9 by end of business Monday, April 13, $12 afterwards.*

*On-line registration will close by end of business 2 days prior to the event. Our ability to accommodate walk-in registrations will be based on space availability.

Please thank our sponsor Ogletree Deakins for making this event possible:

This program has been awarded 1 hour of HR recertification credit. "MT|SHRM is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDC's) for the SHRM-CP and SHRM SCP. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit."

 
Biography: After graduating from Vanderbilt University School of Law, Luther Wright, Jr. began his career with a general practice firm in the litigation section. He spent the first several years of his legal career practicing in the general litigation area before joining the Labor & Employment team. He has significant experience in the areas of labor and employment law, corporate business litigation and complex litigation, including class action and collective action lawsuits. He typically represents management in all forms of employment discrimination litigation, including litigation based on federal anti-discrimination statutes, state statutes and common law, violence in the workplace, Fair Labor Standards Act claims and independent contractor disputes. Luther also devotes a significant amount of his practice to day-to-day client advice and supervisor/employee training.

** Up to $45 of any Guest registration may be applied towards a 1 year MT|SHRM Membership within 60 days of the event attended.  Please call Shannan at (615) 499-5150 to take advantage.