Meeting/Event Information

Internal Investigations – Mitigating the Risk of Liability
Presented by Fred Bissinger, Regional Managing Member, Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones

• Learn what to do if your business receives an internal complaint of harassment or discrimination.
• Discussion of the appropriate way to conduct an effective internal investigation.
• Learn the most common pitfalls and strategies for effectively conducting an investigation.

You're invited to join local HR professionals, including up and coming professionals in the field, while enjoying breakfast, networking, and listening to a dynamic speaker talk about their expertise on a current topic in HR .

Registration: MTSU Faculty or Student: $5; Member Registration: $20 by end of business Wednesday November 16, $25 afterwards.

This program has been awarded 1.5 hours of General recertification credit."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: Fredrick J. Bissinger is Regional Managing Member of the Nashville, Tennessee office of the firm, which he joined in 1999. His law practice includes an emphasis in handling employment discrimination and wrongful discharge matters at both the administrative level and in Federal and State Court litigation.  His practice also includes an emphasis on ADAAA, FMLA, and related compliance matters, as well as workers' compensation, and general liability matters. He received his Bachelor of Science, cum laude, in Economics from Washington & Lee University and his law degree from the Seton Hall University School of Law. Prior to entering private practice, Fred served in the United States Navy Judge Advocate General Corps from 1993-1997. Fred is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association.  He served as the 2010 – 2011 Legislative Chair and 2012 – 2013 Legal Advisor for the Middle Tennessee Society of Human Resource Management.  In 2012 – 2013, Fred served as the Diversity and Inclusion Committee Co-Chair for the Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management. Fred is currently serving as the 2015 Diversity and Inclusion Committee Director for the Middle Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management.