Meeting/Event Information

Annual Legislative Employment Law Update - The roller coaster ride continues!
Presented by Kim Vance, Attorney, Baker Donelson

Tighten those seat belts because the roller coaster ride has only just begun with these Tennessee specific changes.  The Supreme Court is set to make nationwide decisions on key employment law issue in the next six months including:  1) are employers required to reasonably accommodate a health pregnancy in the same way they do a disability; 2) is time spent by employees waiting to pass through security to enter the workplace compensable time; 3) does an applicant have to specifically advise an employer during an interview that they may need a reasonable accommodation for religions reasons; and 4) does the Department of Labor have authority to change the law regarding exempt status of employees without allowing the public time to comment on potential rulemaking.  Join us for a discussion of all these issues and much more as we kick off the New Year with an overview of recent and anticipated changes in employment laws.

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

Lunch:

• Members: $28 by end of business Monday, January 5, $34 afterwards.
• Students: $14 by end of business Monday January 5, $17 afterwards.
• Future Members: $44 by end of business Monday, January 5, $53 afterwards. *(See below)
  

This program has been awarded 1 hour of HR 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."

Please thank our sponsor Baker Donelson for making this event possible:

Biography:

Kim Vance is a shareholder in the Labor & Employment Department at Baker Donelson's Nashville office. She has more than 20 years of experience representing management in every aspect of labor and employment law. "Kim is unique. She has the mind of a business owner and the intellect of a great lawyer. This combination has benefited our company in very meaningful ways," said Joe Scarlett, Chairman and former CEO at Tractor Supply Company, where Ms. Vance formerly served as General Counsel. In addition to defending companies in

employment litigation, Ms. Vance's practice focuses upon: presenting in-house management training programs to reduce employment related legal risks for companies across the nation; counseling management clients through auditing human resources policies and practices to reduce legal risks; and developing pre-litigation strategies to improve available defenses in preparation for litigation.

* 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.