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Annual Employment Law Update: A Look Back and The Road Ahead
Presented by Bob Horton, Member, Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

This session will examine the major developments from 2016 including the various court rulings overturning the Obama administration’s labor policy initiatives, the various regulatory and case law developments on sexual orientation and identity as protected under “sex discrimination” rules, and significant NLRB rulings.  In addition, this session will discuss what lies ahead under the new administration in the areas of regulatory oversight and labor and employment policy.

Schedule: Doors open at 11:00 am for registration and networking. Plated lunch begins at 11:20 am, and the presentation starts promptly at 12:00 noon.

Lunch:

• Members: $28 by end of business Monday, January 9, $38 afterwards.*
• Future Members: $42 by end of business Monday, January 9, $56 afterwards.* (See below)**
• MT|SHRM Students: $14 by end of business Monday, January 9, $19 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 for making this event possible:

Biography: As chair of the firm's Labor & Employment Practice Group, Bob Horton represents management in all areas of labor and employment law. Bob's practice consists primarily of counseling clients regarding employment issues and defending companies against all manner of employment claims throughout the U.S.

Bob has substantial jury trial experience and has obtained defense verdicts in discrimination and retaliation lawsuits across the country. With a robust non-compete practice, Bob has assisted employers in drafting non-compete agreements on a state by state basis, enforcing non-compete agreements by way of obtaining injunctive relief, and defending the company and new employees against claims of breach of non-compete agreements with prior employers. Bob assists numerous public companies and executives in the negotiation of employment agreements, as well as executive departures and subsequent issues that arise from equity grants in various forms.
Bob's practice encompasses:

• Employment Litigation – Defending clients in employment lawsuits across the country, including claims of age, sex, national origin, and race discrimination; retaliatory discharge based on various types of "protected conduct" such as workers' compensation claims, FMLA leave, complaining of unlawful discrimination, and whistleblowing on patient care issues; non-compete matters and the attendant injunctive relief proceedings; employee misclassification issues; wage and hour claims; and class actions.
• Employment Law Counseling – Advising clients with respect to discipline and discharge; discrimination and civil rights; sexual harassment; non-competition agreements; disability and leave issues under the ADA and FMLA; wage and hour issues; drug and alcohol testing; veterans' employment rights; union avoidance; and, other issues.
• Investigations – Assisting clients with the investigation of alleged misconduct by employees at various levels of management, from mid-level managers to senior executives, and reporting the investigation results and recommended response to senior management.
• Employment Agreements/Severance – Advising clients and drafting employment agreements as well as negotiating the departure of executives and the agreements associated with such departures.

Prior to joining the firm, Bob was labor counsel with HCA where he managed employment litigation for HCA affiliated hospitals. Before his work at HCA, he practiced labor and employment law with the Houston, Texas, firm of Vinson & Elkins.

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