Hot Topic Webinar - Deck the Halls Respectfully: Religious Accommodations and Holiday Season Hiccups

Date: December 16, 2026
Time: Noon - 1:00pm
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Best Suited For: All Levels
Price: Free to WorkSpring Members

As a WorkSpring member, this webinar is FREE! Join us for a Hot Topic Webinar, as Rebecca Shope, Partner, Labor & Employment Service Line Lead at Shumaker, presents the latest session in our hot topic webinars. The holiday season can bring unique workplace challenges, from celebrations and time-off requests to religious accommodations and employee interactions. This Hot Topic Webinar will provide practical guidance for navigating them thoughtfully, fairly, and respectfully.

This has been approved for 1 HRCI and SHRM credit.

About your speaker - Rebecca Shope, Partner, Labor & Employment Service Line Lead, Shumaker
Rebecca serves as the Labor & Employment Service Line Lead and represents private and public entities in a variety of litigation, internal investigations, risk management, and traditional labor matters, such as collective bargaining and arbitrations.

In her labor and employment practice, Rebecca frequently litigates non-competition and non-solicitation agreements and defends claims for enforcement on behalf of employers. She assists clients in employee and supervisory training across the United States and works with them on their diversity and inclusion initiatives. Rebecca's practice includes defending employers in claims involving:
  • Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation
  • Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Wrongful discharge
  • Whistleblower
  • Workers' compensation retaliation
  • National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) violations
On the family law side of her practice, Rebecca represents clients in divorce and child custody matters and is trained in collaborative divorce law.

Rebecca serves as a current board member on the Toledo Chamber of Commerce, Toledo Alliance of Performance Arts, and ProMedica Foundation Boards.


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