Employment Law: Tips and Tricks for Avoiding Individual Liability for HR Professionals and Employers

Agenda / Content Covered

12:00 - 1:30, Jessica B. Spade

1. Federal and State Laws That Permit Individual Liability
2. Top Reasons Why Employees Sue Individuals in Employment Cases
3. Avoiding or Minimizing Individual Liability: Legal Best Practices
   1. Insurance: What You Need to Know
   2. Scheduling Regular Trainings: Why It Matters
   3. Ensuring Your Policies and Procedures Are Up to Date: Key Steps to Take
4. Defending Against an Individual Lawsuit: Legal Essentials
5. Key Takeaways

Accreditation Details:

Jessica B. Spade is an attorney with Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC where she represents all types of employers in federal and state court as well as before the Department of Labor. She also has broad experience representing business clients in a wide variety of disputes involving state and federal consumer protection, lending, claims arising under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). After graduating with her Masters in Hispanic Studies from Auburn University in 2011, Jessica founded K.A.R.M.A. (Kids Against Ridicule, Meanness, and Aggression), where she worked as a public speaker and activist. Representing K.A.R.M.A., Jessica traveled across the nation speaking to students, parents, educators, legislators, and community leaders about the importance of eradicating bullying in schools. Ms. Spade earned her J.D. degree, cum laude; Cumberland Law Review, Symposium Editor from Samford University Cumberland School of Law. She is admitted to practice in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, U.S. District Court for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama, U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. District Court for the Eastern Middle, and Western Districts of Tennessee and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.