Legal and Legislative
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Legislative Update
Hot topics in litigation from the legal perspective
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Family and Medical Leave Act (Interference as well as retaliation claims)
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Retaliation claims (Lawsuits based on retaliation for an employee's exercising any legal right or complaining about any right or perceived wrongdoing)
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Fair Labor Standards Act (Rise in collective actions and claims based on denial of overtime pay and misclassification of exempt and non-exempt employees)
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Harassment Suits (Harassment based on any legally protected classification) |
Letters to Congress
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Letters to Congress / Re-certification Credits Awarded
Re-certification credit will be awarded for writing letters to Congress. However, it will be one credit hour for four letters over a one year period, for a maximum of three credit hours over three years.
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Legislative Issues
Information in the Legislative Update subsection is intended to bring you the most current Federal and State of Tennessee legislation information.
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Write your US Senators and / or Congressman
Important Legal Updates Featured by Jimmy Patterson – Government Relations Chair
For more information, please e-mail Jimmy Patterson through Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. at: James.Patterson@odnss.com |
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