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Kara E. Shea - Nashville, TN
The Pinnacle at Symphony Place150 3rd Avenue SouthSuite 1600 Nashville, TN 37201
Butler Snow LLP
Nashville Employment Counseling Lawyer
Overview
Kara E. Shea provides practical advice on employment issues and compliance to national, regional, and local employers of all sizes, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses, in a variety of industries. She also represents employers before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and in litigation, including discrimination, retaliatory discharge, whistleblower, and wage and hour cases, including class actions. Ms. Shea has briefed cases presented to both the Tennessee Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Shea regularly speaks on employment-related topics and provides supervisory training on topics including FMLA and FLSA compliance, conducting workplace investigations, and implementing employee discipline. Ms Shea is the co-author of a comprehensive guide to wage and hour compliance. Ms Shea has also been a regular columnist for the Nashville City Paper and is the co-editor of the Tennessee Employment Law Letter. Ms. Shea also practices in the area of intellectual property, including trade secrets, trademarks, and copyright matters.
She is the Vice Chair of Miller & Martin's Labor & Employment Department since 2010 and is a regular speaker for programs sponsored by Middle Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management.
About Kara E. Shea
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Practice Areas
- Employment Counseling
- Employment Litigation
- Labor and Employment
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Employers Counsel Network
- MT-SHRM (Legislative Chair, Board of Directors)
- Nashville Bar Association
- Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)
- Tennessee Bar Association
Classes and Seminars
- Legal Update: Wage & Hour Issues For Auto Dealers, Tennessee Automotive Association, November, - 2010
- Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, HR Hero, 2009 - 2010
- Conducting Workplace Investigations: A Step-by-Step Virtual Summit for HR Leaders, HR Hero, April, - 2010
- Hot Topics in Wage & Hour Law, Middle Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management, May, - 2010
- Background and Credit Checks: Legal Risks and Workable Solutions, Professional Development University, February, - 2010
- Wage & Hour Compliance Virtual Summit, HR Hero, July, - 2009
- MLA Compliance Virtual Summit, HR Hero, June, - 2009
- Avoid 2009 Wage & Hour Traps: New FLSA Compliance Strategies, HR Hero, March, - 2009
- Managing IT Workers: Pitfalls to Avoid When Hiring, Classifying, and Firing, HR Hero Audio Conference, November, - 2008
- FMLA, ADA and Workers' Compensation Laws - Learn How to Negotiate the Bermuda Triangle of Employee Leaves of Absence, October, - 2008
- Tattoos and Nose Rings! Is Your Dress Code Legal?, HR Hero Audio Conference, March, - 2008
- Your Employee Wore WHAT to Work? HR's Dress Code Challenge, HR Hero Audio Conference, May, - 2007
- Too Short, Too Sloppy, TOO MUCH - Reining in Business Casual, HR Hero Audio Conference, September, - 2006
Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, Tennessee, 1996
J.D.
Law Review: Vanderbilt Law Review, Associate Editor - Boston University, 1991
B.S.
Honors: summa cum laude
Articles
Published Works
- "HR Guide to Employment Law: A Practical Compliance Reference" (Chapter Author), M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC, November, 2009
- "Wage & Hour Compliance: Practical Solutions for HR" (Co-Author), M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC, July, 2008
- "Proceed with Caution When Rehiring Laid-Off Employees", Tennessee Employment Law Letter, July, 2009
- "Reducing the Risk of Wrongful Discharge Claims During Layoffs", Tennessee Employment Law Letter, August, 2008
- "Legal Issues When Reducing Employees' Hours, Wages", Tennessee Employment Law Letter, August, 2008
Office Information
Address
The Pinnacle at Symphony Place150 3rd Avenue SouthSuite 1600 Nashville, TN 37201
Phone
Fax
- (615) 651-6701
Websites
Achievements
Honors
- "Nashville's 101 Top Lawyers", Nashville Post Magazine, - 2011
- Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Labor and Employment
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