Continuing Education Sessions

Session 11 | The Times They Are a Changin’ and So Are the Labor Laws

Day: On-Demand
Time:
Type/Topic: Legal/Regulatory/Survey
Level: Advanced

Session Summary

Dramatic changes have been occurring with regards to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Wage and Hour laws, both COVID-19 related and otherwise. Attendees will learn how to respond to real life issues. This session will provide guidance to supervisors faced with difficult questions and demands from today's workforce. Speakers will also clarify new interpretations of existing laws.

Presenters

LaKisha Kinsey-Sallis

Partner | Fisher & Phillips, LLP

About the Presenter

LaKisha M. Kinsey-Sallis is a partner in the Fisher & Phillips, LLP Tampa office. LaKisha has extensive experience representing private and public sector employers of all sizes and across several industries including hospitality, retail, health care, education, public housing, and technology. Her experience includes, but is not limited to, litigating collective and class actions as well as single-plaintiff claims, providing day-to-day advice on workplace issues, defending charges before administrative agencies, developing and reviewing handbooks, and offering preventive strategies through training and risk assessments before and after lawsuits. LaKisha has appeared before various state and federal courts to defend claims arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII, Family & Medical Leave Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, and other federal and state employment laws.

Michael Miller

Attorney | Fisher & Phillips, LLP

About the Presenter

Michael Miller has been Labor Counsel to Florida Health Care Association since 1984 and has advised members on a myriad of labor and employment topics including EEOC, NLRB, Wage and Hour, and OSHA. Mike also serves as General Counsel of the Florida Association of Professional Employer Organizations and has written or assisted in writing all of Florida’s employee leasing laws. Mike lectures throughout the country on labor and employment law and represents management exclusively in his law practice.