Tenured Teacher Hearings

August 24th, 2011   •   Comments Off on Tenured Teacher Hearings   

As part of Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010, significant changes were made to the way hearings on tenured teacher disciplinary issues are held. Although a teacher still retains the right to request a hearing after discipline has been issued, the way the hearing is conducted has changed. Previously, a tenured teacher could… Read More

CLEAR AND CONVINCING DRUG TESTS PRESUMPTION

August 24th, 2011   •   Comments Off on CLEAR AND CONVINCING DRUG TESTS PRESUMPTION   

On July 1, 2011, Tennessee’s workers’ compensation drug-free workplace presumption was amended, strengthening the authority of drug testing when denying the compensability of a workers’ compensation claim.

Equal Access to Intrastate Commerce Act

August 24th, 2011   •   Comments Off on Equal Access to Intrastate Commerce Act   

The state legislature has recently imposed limitations on the authority of cities and counties to adopt their own ordinances or resolutions extending nondiscrimination requirements to groups not currently protected by state law. Currently, the Tennessee Human Rights Act (“THRA”) prohibits discrimination against individuals based on their “race, creed, color, religion, sex, age or national origin.”… Read More

LET’S MAKE IT EASIER: ADA Amendments Act and Regulations

August 24th, 2011   •   Comments Off on LET’S MAKE IT EASIER: ADA Amendments Act and Regulations   

Recently, while preparing materials for a presentation on the ADA Amendments Act and the newly released regulations, I told a colleague that I could merely walk in the room, say “everyone is disabled” and then walk out. That would be the extent of my presentation because as the regulations clearly state: The purpose of the… Read More