Kara E. Shea

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. Ms Shea is the co-author of a comprehensive guide to wage and hour compliance. Ms Shea has also 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. She is the Vice Chair of Miller & Martin's Labor & Employment Department since 2010 and is a regular speaker for programs sponsored by Middle Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management. Awards and Honors Honors "Nashville's 101 Top Lawyers", Nashville Post Magazine, 2011 Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Labor and Employment

• Attorney

• Legal Update: Wage & Hour Issues For Auto Dealers, Tennessee Automotive Association, November, 2010
• Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, HR Hero, 2009 - 2010
• Conducting Workplace Investigations: A Step-by-Step Virtual Summit for HR Leaders, HR Hero, April, 2010
• Hot Topics in Wage & Hour Law, Middle Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management, May, 2010
• Background and Credit Checks: Legal Risks and Workable Solutions, Professional Development University, February, 2010
• Wage & Hour Compliance Virtual Summit, HR Hero, July, 2009
• MLA Compliance Virtual Summit, HR Hero, June, 2009
• Avoid 2009 Wage & Hour Traps: New FLSA Compliance Strategies, HR Hero, March, 2009
• Managing IT Workers: Pitfalls to Avoid When Hiring, Classifying, and Firing, HR Hero Audio Conference, November, 2008
• FMLA, ADA and Workers' Compensation Laws - Learn How to Negotiate the Bermuda Triangle of Employee Leaves of Absence, October, 2008
• Tattoos and Nose Rings! Is Your Dress Code Legal?, HR Hero Audio Conference, March, 2008
• Your Employee Wore WHAT to Work? HR's Dress Code Challenge, HR Hero Audio Conference, May, 2007
• Too Short, Too Sloppy, TOO MUCH - Reining in Business Casual, HR Hero Audio Conference, September, 2006

• Tennessee, 1996
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

• American Bar Association
• Employers Counsel Network
• MT-SHRM (Legislative Chair, Board of Directors)
• Nashville Bar Association
• Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)
• Tennessee Bar Association