Event Details
Top HR Challenges for 2016
| Date: | November 3, 2016, 11:30am |
| Organizer: | NEMSHRA Chapter 196 |
| Location: | 499 Gloster Creek Village Tupelo, Mississippi 38801 Meeting Room - Glass Door Room in Food Court |
| Price: | Lunch on your own |
| Event Type: | Meeting |
| iCal link | Add to Calendar |
Location: https://www.mapquest.com/us/ms/tupelo/38801-4600/499-gloster-creek-vlg-34.252548,-88.717610
Sponsored by Northeast Mississippi Human Resource Association
Chapter 196 - Tupelo
Featured Presenter
Mark N. Halbert
Partner, Tupelo Office
The Top HR Challenges for 2016…
- New DOL overtime rules
- New developments with the EEOC
- New developments with the NLRB
Practice Focus
Labor and Employment
Education
University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law , J.D., with honors, 1996; Survey and Comments Editor,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Journal Harding University, B.S. in Public Administration, 1991
Admissions
Arkansas, Mississippi
Practice
Mark Halbert practices in the area of general civil litigation and labor and employment. He has more than 20 years of litigation experience, with extensive experience in employment litigation, tort claims, commercial litigation and estate disputes.
Mr. Halbert represents management in a variety of employment matters including employment discrimination claims, wrongful termination, fair labor standards and practices, and employment policies. He represents business clients in contract negotiations, breach of contract claims, non-competition and non-solicitation clauses, and lease disputes. His tort litigation work includes premises liability claims, trucking accidents and malicious prosecution. He has extensive experience in chancery court matters involving will contests, breach of fiduciary duty and general probate disputes.
Mr. Halbert is licensed to practice law in Mississippi and Arkansas, and he has litigated cases in state and federal courts, including appeals to the Fifth and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Court of Federal Claims.
Experience
Representation of large and small employers before the EEOC and before state and federal courts for claims involving employment discrimination and wrongful discharge.
Representation of U.S. retailer in premises liability claims, and obtained defense verdicts in jury trials involving claims ranging from $250,000 to $16 million.
Representation of a start-up chain of medical clinics in litigation concerning claims for breach of confidentiality and unlawful competition.
Representation of beneficiaries to multi-million dollar estates in claims of undue influence and lack of testamentary capacity.
Insights
Publications
Chapter Author, "Wage and Hour Laws: A State-by-State Survey," American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law (2007-2009)
Speaking Engagements
Presenter, "The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments: What We've Learned in the First Year," Phelps Dunbar Mississippi Employment Law Seminar (August 2010)
Presenter, "Criminal Penalties in Employment Law," Phelps Dunbar Mississippi Employment Law Seminar (August 2008)
News
89 Phelps Dunbar Attorneys Named 2017 Best Lawyers in America - (08/15/2016)
Phelps Dunbar Expands Tupelo Litigation Practice With New Partner - (01/19/2016)
Memberships and Affiliations
Mississippi Bar Association; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute
Recognition
AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Employment Law Experts - Top Recommended Attorney in Tupelo (2016)
The Best Lawyers in America© - Labor and Employment Law
SHRM/HRCI - Recertification credit approval applied for – 1.0 hours
