Change has Arrived: Is Your Company Prepared? – NRV-SHRM
May 21, 2009 Christiansburg, VA / Sponsored by New River Valley Society of Human Resource ManagementVirginia attorney Todd Leeson gave a presentation to Human Resource professionals attending the May meeting of the New River Valley SHRM chapter on May 20, 2009.
Leson provided attendees practical advice and proactive steps to take regarding new amendments to the ADA, the “Employee Free Choice Act” (EFCA, or “Card Check Bill”), new FMLA regulations, and new federal legislative and administrative initiatives on equal pay amendments, whistleblower claims, sexual orientation as a protected class, and the new definition of Supervisor.
The room was filled to capacity with attendees, who were eligible to receive HRCI recertification credit for attending the presentation.
Todd A. Leeson
Todd Leeson is the Chair of Gentry Locke’s Employment law practice group. He has over 35 years of experience representing Virginia employers in employment and labor law matters. He regularly litigates employment claims in Virginia. Todd also represents management in labor union matters. Todd is repeatedly named one of the Best Lawyers in America in Labor & Employment Law, and has regularly been named to various lists, including Virginia Legal Elite. As recent examples, in 2022, Virginia Lawyers Weekly named Todd a “Go-To Lawyer” for Employment Law, and in 2022 Best Lawyers in America named Todd the “Lawyer of the Year” (Labor law-management) in Roanoke.
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