Upcoming Events
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Public Roundtable Discussion in Columbia, TN on May 22, 2012
The Tennessee Human Rights Commission (THRC) will conduct a public Roundtable Discussion in Columbia on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at the Ledbetter Auditorium of Columbia State Community College, 1665 Hampshire Pike, beginning at 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. The purpose of this discussion is to provide an overview of the Commission, its work, and to discuss human rights issues in the Columbia community. Please RSVP by May 15 for this Roundtable Discussion by sending an e-mail to af04.web.contacts@tn.gov or call 1-800-251-3589.
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THRC 2012 Employment Law Seminar
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THRC 2012 Employment Law Seminar
Thursday, June 21,2012
One Century Place
Conference Center
Nashville, TN
Update: 6.25 CLE Credits have been approved. CEU Credits from the HR Institute are pending.
We will be hosting our annual Employment Law Seminar on June 21, 2012. This one-day, educational forum is for legal and human resource professionals in the state of Tennessee. Participants of the seminar will have top employment law experts giving practical advice and best practices covering various aspects of employment law.
We anticipate a variety of legal and human resource professionals in the state to join us for this annual event. Speakers include: Katharine Kores, Executive Director of the Memphis District EEOC, Sabrina Hooper, Deputy Director of the THRC, and Danielle Barnes, General Counsel for the DOHR discussing recent trends in employment complaints; Religious Discrimination and Accommodation Issues by Kim Vance of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz; Mediation by Mark C. Travis, Director of the Tennessee Center for Workforce Relations; Social Networking Issues in the Workplace by Tim K. Garrett of Bass Berry & Sims; and an Employment Law & Legislation Update by Waverly Crenshaw and Jeb Gerth of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis.
We are proud that EEOC Commissioner, Victoria Lipnic, will be joining us as the Keynote Speaker for this year’s Employment Law Seminar. Commissioner Lipnic will be sharing updates from the EEOC.
Commissioner Patricia Pierce’s Recent Article on Pay Gap Between Genders
Click here to read Commissioner Pierce's recent article calling attention to the pay gap between genders following April 17, "Equal Pay Day". Commissioner Pierce is a national delegate to Vision 2020, which project aims to achieve pay equity by the year 2020.
Chair Stacey Garrett receives Award
Chair Stacey Garrett receives the Tennessee State University Women of Legend and Merit Award
The Women of Legend and Merit Awards is held annually during March, Women’s History Month, and seeks to bring awareness and salute dynamic women leaders in diverse fields. The program plays a significant role in exposing the university’s female student population to positive role models, networking opportunities and resources to assist in their academic, personal and professional growth as women. It is sponsored by the Tennessee State University Women’s Center. This year the Women of Legend and Merit Award honored seven women in various categories. They were
- Athletics: Catana Starks, Ed.D., the first African-American woman to coach a men’s NCAA Division I golf team and retired university professor;
- Business: Mignon Francois, owner, The Cupcake Collection;
- Community Service: Mary Carver-Patrick, entrepreneur, retired educator and active volunteer;
- Education: Karen Brown Dunlap, Ph.D., president Poynter Institute;
- Leadership: Sharon Gentry, Ed.D., Metropolitan Nashville Public School Board Member, District 1 and health care IT Manager, HCA;
- Legal: Stacey Garrett, founding member and board chair of Bone McAllester Norton and Chair of the Tennessee Human Rights Commission;
- Media: Paula Lovell, president, Lovell Communications.
(Pictured from left to right)Sharon Gentry, Paula Lovell, Stacey Garrett, Portia Shields, Catana R. Starks, and Mignon Francois.
2012 Grayfred Gray Public Service in Mediation Award
Commissioner Jocelyn Dan Wurzburg of Memphis received the 2012 Grayfred Gray Public Service in Mediation Award at a luncheon jointly sponsored by the Coalition for Mediation Awareness in Tennessee and the Tennessee Association for Professional Mediators. She was presented with the award at a luncheon at the Lipscomb University Ezell Center in Nashville.
Pictured are (r-l) Steve Shields, incoming president of the Coalition who presented her with the award, Commissioner Wurzburg, and Grayfred Gray.
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