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Flex Appeal: Making Work “Work” in a Down Economy

Tuesday, March 23, 2010  |  2:00 PM to 3:15 PM Eastern

Course Description:

How do smart employers make work “work” in a down economy?

As companies grapple with strained budgets, tight credit, waning demand for products and layoffs, flexible arrangements are holding steady. In fact, 94 percent of U.S. employers are maintaining or increasing the flexible work options they offer, even in these hard times.

In bad economic times, companies are forced to get creative to manage costs and keep morale high.  You want to keep your people, and you want to keep them motivated now and during the recovery.    

Of course, there are dangers for employers when managing a flexible workforce.  Managers must be taught to manage based on results rather than by observation. Supervisors need the tools to monitor remote worker performance.  And HR needs to mold policies that lower the risk of litigation, address safety issues and comply with wage and hour laws.

Learn how to reduce your organization's legal risks while creating a flexible work policy that’s a win-win for employers and employees.  During this 75-miute audio conference our expert faculty will arm you with the tools you need to:

• Create compliant flexible work policies and procedures
• Identify weak areas within your existing policy
• Document flexible work arrangements to protect yourself from liability
• Avoid common FLSA pitfalls in managing a flexible workforce

Participants of this comprehensive event, will also learn:

• Best practices for monitoring remote workers to protect  proprietary company data
• Rules regarding reimbursement for remote worker expenses
• What you need to do to assure safety compliance for home-workers
• Legal considerations when determining who gets to telecommute (avoid disparate treatment claims)
• Methods to ensure telecommuters are keeping track of their hours and how errors can lead to federal wage and hour violations
• How telecommuting applies to the Americans with Disabilities Act
• How to teach supervisors new leadership styles that work when managing a flexible workforce

FEatured Faculty:

Mark J. Jacobs, Partner, Fisher & Phillips LLP

Mark Jacobs is a partner in the Irvine office. His practice is focused on defending employment related lawsuits and administrative complaints on a variety of issues, including harassment, retaliation, and discrimination. Mark represents employers in both state and federal courts as well as before state and federal agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. Mark has expertise in handling complex, multi-plaintiff harassment and discrimination matters, wage & hour and other administrative matters. A significant portion of his practice is devoted to preventive employee relations programs that include supervisory training and the development and administration of effective human resources polices and practices.

Mark is a frequent lecturer before trade groups, associations, insurance organizations, and private employers. He regularly conducts in-house management seminars and training sessions for executives, supervisors, managers, and human resources professionals in all aspects of labor and employment law, including hiring and firing, FMLA, ADA, arbitration, wage and hour compliance, and equal employment opportunity law. Prior to joining the firm, Mark worked as a Legislative Aide in the California State Assembly and served as a Deputy Attorney General in the California Attorney General's Office.

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:

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

APPROVED FOR RECERTIFICATION CREDIT:

HRCI - Receive 1.5 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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