Kara Shea, a partner with Butler Snow LLP, 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, and in a variety of industries. She also represents employers before administrative agencies such as the EEOC and in litigation, including discrimination, retaliatory discharge, whistleblower, and wage and hour cases, such as class actions. Shea has briefed cases presented to both the Tennessee Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. Shea regularly speaks on employment related topics and provides supervisory training on topics such as FMLA and FLSA compliance, conducting workplace investigations, and implementing employee discipline. She has been a regular columnist for the Nashville City Paper and is the editor of the Tennessee Employment Law Letter. Shea also practices in the area of intellectual property, including trade secrets, trademarks, and copyright matters.