Meeting/Event Information

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder? A Guide to Return-to-Work Issues
Presented by Jonathan O. Harris,Attorney, Ogletree Deakins

Your employee was out on FMLA or other protected leave and comes back.  Now what?  There can be many issues.  What if the employee's replacement did a better job?  Must the employee be returned to the same position or will a similar position do?  What types of accommodations are unreasonable in the return-to-work context?  This interactive session will explore some of the most vexing issues presented when an employee return to work from leave.  Learning objectives include:

• Understanding employer's obligations for employees returning from leave;
• Maximizing risk avoidance;
• Learning how to manage employees who abuse leave

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, February 17,$24 afterwards.*
• Future Members: $24 by end of business Monday, February 17,$32 afterwards.* (See below)**
• MT|SHRM Students: $9 by end of business Monday, February 17, $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 for making this event possible:

Biography: Jonathan Harris is a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins’ Nashville office and represents management in all areas of employment-related legal matters. An experienced litigator, Harris has defended single-plaintiff lawsuits and represented employers in class and collective actions. Harris is a Fellow of the Nashville Bar Foundation, has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America^©and Super Lawyers, and holds an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Harris is the co-chair of the Labor and Employment Section of the Nashville Bar Association, a member of the Tennessee Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law Section Executive Council, and a board member of Middle Tennessee Society for Human Resources Managers. Harris earned his J.D. from Washington University School of Law and earlier received a B.A. from Vanderbilt University.

** 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.