The Clash of Religious Objection and LGBTQ Rights in the Workplace

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2022 Annual Conference
Attendees will understand the current and future clash between newly-enacted LGBTQ protections in the workplace with laws that protect an employee's religious freedom.

Learning Objectives:

  • Provide HR practitioners with the legal background of how The Religious Freedom Restoration Act and state laws intersect with newly enacted workplace protections for LGBTQ rights.
  • Provide practitioners with guidance on how to deal with employees who object to working with LGBTQ employees or who refuse to participate in anti-discrimination training.
  • Provide suggested policy language and enforcement.

In-person session offerings are on a first-come, first-served basis.

Date(s) & Time(s): 
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 10:30am to 11:30am
Presenter: 

Kelly Dobbs Bunting

Kelly Dobbs
Bunting

Kelly Bunting, Co-Chair of the Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Labor & Employment Practice's Workplace Compliance & Counseling Group, and member of its Artificial Intelligence Law Group, has considerable experience defending class and collective wage and hour litigation and misclassification claims, having defended employers in Title III ADA access litigation and litigation alleging race, sex, pregnancy, age, disability discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. She is deeply experienced in virtually all aspects of employment litigation, including wage and hour, labor, Title VII, harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, non-competition and non-solicitation, trade secrets, SOX and Dodd Frank whistleblower claims, CEPA, ADEA, FMLA, NJLAD, and failure to accommodate issues. She has identified and managed employment issues in M&A deals and appeared before the EEOC, NLRB, and DOL in many states, as well as state agencies in DE, NY, NJ and PA. Kelly has represented many clients in mediation and settlement negotiations, and created HR and compliance training modules. She is regularly sought after as a workforce trainer for issues related to harassment and discrimination, FCPA compliance, good management techniques, and union awareness.

Kelly focuses much of her practice on international L&E issues, including employment/secondment contracts, data privacy, and global anti-corruption compliance. She advises clients on national and international handbook policies, procedures, and strategic HR issues, and provides day-to-day counsel in hiring, employee relations, employee discipline, and termination. She also conducts and advises on internal investigations.

Location: 
393-396
Session Type: 
Concurrent Session
Competency: 
Business (Behavioral)
Interpersonal (Behavioral)
Workplace (Technical)
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