New Evidence Process Available for Unemployment Benefits Hearings

March 14th, 2012   •   Comments Off on New Evidence Process Available for Unemployment Benefits Hearings   

Employers may now have an easier means to defend unemployment benefits claims and prove an employee’s reason for termination. The Tennessee Legislature has recently amended the evidentiary rules for unemployment benefits hearings. Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-7-304(f), employers can present personnel records and other business records as proof of an employee’s misconduct, even though… Read More

Mediation of Employment Matters: Thoughts to Ponder

March 14th, 2012   •   Comments Off on Mediation of Employment Matters: Thoughts to Ponder   

When is your employment law case most likely to settle in mediation? An old adage says there are two sides to every argument. It is never more true than in employment-related matters. So, the initial question is not about demonstrating a winning set of facts or an irrefutable legal argument. The question is about timing… Read More

NLRA Posting

January 18th, 2012   •   Comments Off on NLRA Posting   

Initially scheduled for implementation in November of 2011, the NLRA posting requirement was postponed until January 31, 2012, due to a number of legal challenges. Now at the request of the federal court in Washington, DC, the NLRB has agreed to further postpone the effective date. The new effective date for the NLRA posting requirement… Read More

TENNESSEE LAWFUL EMPLOYMENT ACT

January 9th, 2012   •   Comments Off on TENNESSEE LAWFUL EMPLOYMENT ACT   

On June 7, 2011, Governor Haslam signed into law the Tennessee Lawful Employment Act (“Act”). This Act requires all employers in the state, both public and private, to provide evidence that they are only hiring and employing persons who are legally in the country. Employers can satisfy the requirements of the Act by performing one… Read More