Each issue also keeps you on top of U.S. Supreme Court and Tennessee court decisions that affect your workforce, all reported with Tennessee's local laws and policies in mind. You get all the information you need to stay in business — and out of the courtroom.
We recommend the Employers Counsel Network firm that writes Tennessee Employment Law Letter.
Miller & Martin PLLC
1000 Volunteer Bldg., 832 Georgia Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37402-2289
423/756-6600
John B. Phillips served as Managing Partner of Miller & Martin from 1997 to 2002. After serving a five-year stint with Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Labor & Employment, he returned to the firm as a partner. He has coordinated comprehensive employment audits for companies with facilities located nationwide, and he has coordinated significant downsizings of major corporations which included an overall plan, preparation of separation pay plan, and preparation of severance agreements for key employees. He conducts numerous in-house seminars and training sessions for members of the C-Suite, HR, supervisors, and managers of a wide variety of companies and organizations.
Phillips is a recipient of the Justice Joe W. Henry Memorial Award for writing the most outstanding article in the Tennessee Bar Journal, an article about the Tennessee employment-at-will rule. Phillips is also author of Employment Law Desk Book for Tennessee Employers, covering both federal and state employment law, and Tennessee Employment Law, a treatise for Tennessee attorneys.
A member of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association, the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, and the former chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Tennessee Bar Association, Phillips has served on the Board of Governors of the Chattanooga Bar Association. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for labor and employment. He is also listed in the Mid-South Edition of Super Lawyers.
E-mail: jphillips@millermartin.com
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. She has 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.
E-mail: kshea@millermartin.com
