2022 – Let the Employment Law Fun Begin
Presented by Fredrick J. Bissinger, Regional Managing Member, and Edward H. Trent, Member, Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC

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As we enter the second year of the Biden Administration, Covid is still creating many problematic issues both in our society and workplaces.  The recent Supreme Court ruling provided some clarity but there are still many challenging issues to contend with.  The Great Resignation is a real thing and employers of all varieties are struggling to recruit, onboard, and retain talent.  The social unrest that started in May 2020 is still ongoing to some extent and is manifesting itself in the workplace – e.g., energized employee activism, etc.  This session will analyze the big-picture issues that employers will have to contend with in another challenging year.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn what the Supreme Court’s recent Covid ruling means for your workplace and what other issues will employers still need to contend with.
• Learn about the Biden Administration’s primary employment law enforcement initiatives (including the EEOC’s areas of focus) that will impact employers.
• Learn about the status of the battle over who is an Independent Contractor (as opposed to an employee) and when you are a Joint Employer.
  

Registration: This 75-minute event is free to attend, but registration is required. 

Please thank our sponsor for making this event possible:

	This program has been granted 1.25 hour of SHRM recertification credit. MT|SHRM is recognized by SHRM as a Recertification Provider to offer Professional Development Credits (PDC's) for the SHRM-CP and SHRM SCP.
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Biographies: 

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 ADA and FMLA compliance, as well as 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.

Edward H. Trent is a Member of Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC in the Knoxville, Tennessee office of the firm, which he joined in 2011. His practice includes labor and employment law matters in both state and federal court and before state and federal agencies.  Ed's broad range of experience includes jury trials in employment discrimination cases, including the defense of appeals before federal and state appellate courts, day-to-day preventative counseling and advice, training for supervisor and human resources personnel on managing the workplace and complying with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.  Ed also works with churches on child protection issues and employment law matters and is actively involved with religious liberty issues.

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