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FLSA and Wage and Hour Law Compliance

Course Description:

The Department of Labor (DOL) has turned up the heat on employee misclassification violations.  In fact, there are more wage and hour claims now pending in the federal courts than all other employment lawsuits combined.   

Complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), properly classifying employees, and determining who is exempt or non-exempt has always been a serious challenge for organizations.  Let our employment law experts help you avoid the DOL’s crushing crackdown and prevent those costly misclassification errors with this information-packed audio conference.

During this practical, no-fluff program, R. Brian Dixon and Lee Schreter of Littler Mendelson will highlight those troubling “hot-spot” areas where employers are prone to make classification mistakes.  Plus, they’ll provide you with a detailed overview of:

• Best practices to help protect and ensure compliance with the FLSA,
• Key techniques to correctly comply and apply the rules of exemption, and
• How to clearly identify problem areas and solve some of the complicated questions associated with the FLSA.

By the end of this 75-minute session, you’ll also know:

• What the FLSA rules mean, in plain English
• "Salaried" does not mean "exempt" — what you need to know
• Straight-forward explanations of the tests you must apply
• Keys to structuring job descriptions to protect your exemptions
• What to do about misclassified positions
• Building a “good faith” defense and evidence to support exempt classifications
• When and how you can legally dock an exempt employee's pay

Featured Faculty:

R. Brian Dixon, Littler Mendelson

Mr. Dixon is a shareholder of Littler Mendelson, resident in the San Francisco office, and co-chair of the Wage and Hour Practice Group. Mr. Dixon's practice includes all aspects of employee compensation, including minimum wage, prevailing wage, overtime obligations, and incentive compensation plans. He represents employers in compensation disputes with the United States Department of Labor, California's Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the enforcement agencies of other states and private plaintiffs.

Lee Schreter, Littler Mendelson

Ms. Schreter concentrates in representing employers in complex class and collective actions involving overtime and other wage-related claims. She is co-chair of the Wage and Hour Practice Group. Her practice also specializes in assisting employers in developing forward thinking compliance measures designed to reduce wage and hour disputes. Ms. Schreter also represents and counsels management clients in connection with all other types of labor and employment matters arising under federal and state law. Ms. Schreter regularly appears before federal and state agencies and courts in various wage related and equal employment disputes. She has argued appeals in the United States Circuit Courts including the Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Schreter was a human resource executive with extensive experience in wage-hour issues, employee relations, salary and benefit administration, and general employment matters.

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE:

We're so confident you'll get what you want out of this conference that we'll refund every penny if you're not completely satisfied. No questions asked! It's 100% risk-free!

Pricing:

Your CD recording includes the complete audio conference presentation, audience Q&A and presentation materials.

APPROVED FOR RECERTIFICATION CREDIT:

HRCI - Receive 1.25 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org. "The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit."

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