When: Thursday, March 27, 2008
1:00 – 2:15 p.m. ET
Cost: $197
The 2004 rewrite of federal overtime laws was supposed to make it easier for you to classify which employees are eligible for overtime pay, and which aren’t. But the new rules actually made things MORE CONFUSING FOR YOU.
The result: more classification mistakes … and tons more lawsuits and fines. A Las Vegas firm was fined $1.2 million … a New Orleans company was assessed $185,000 … and a small business in Houston got sued for $1.1 million, just to name a few.
If you’re like most employers, you have misclassified employees on your payroll today. And that’s a ticking time bomb that could cost you a fortune – as the Labor Department cracks down on overtime law violations even for well-meaning companies like yours.
Don’t get caught in this trap. HR Specialist editor Anniken Davenport, Esq., who literally wrote the book on wage-and-hour compliance, will offer practical, step-by-step guidance in our interactive Audio Conference Overtime Law 2008: Who’s Exempt, Who’s Not?
Join us March 27 to learn how to comply with this complex law. You'll discover:
- How to classify employees as exempt (not eligible) or nonexempt (eligible for overtime) without making mistakes that trigger lawsuits and Labor Department fines.
- How to easily identify the 5 exemption categories: executive, administrative, professional, computer and outside sales.
- The 3 most common misconceptions employers make with classifications.
- When you must pay hourly workers for travel time, on-call hours, meal breaks and training periods.
- Which payments you must include in OT calculations: Bonuses? Uniform allowances? Commissions?
- When you can legally dock the pay of salaried employees.
- The best way to discipline employees who work unauthorized overtime.
- Plus, you can pose YOUR OWN QUESTIONS about wage-and-hour problems in your organization.
You’d pay a consultant thousands of dollars for this specific, problem-solving FLSA help. Sign up now – so you can fix mistakes BEFORE you’re staring down the barrel of an overtime lawsuit or Labor Department investigation.
About the Presenter:
Anniken Davenport is a noted employment law attorney and the editor of the HR Specialist: Employment Law newsletter. She has authored several books, including Overtime & Other Tricky Pay Issues and Bullet-Proof Your Employee Handbook, published by HR Specialist. Davenport has served as a professor at Penn State University, where she taught business law and HR management, and she directed the Legal Studies Program at Wilson College. Her legal career includes representing government units in discrimination and other employment law cases and representing school districts in labor negotiations.
Who Should Attend:
Employees across your organization can benefit from this Audio Conference:
- HR professionals
- Executives
- Supervisors and managers
- Business owners
Remember, because this is an Audio Conference, you and your entire staff can attend in the comfort of your office or conference room for one low price! You may include as many people with you as you wish, but additional registrations will be required for multiple phone lines. We look forward to having you at the event.
Can't Attend? Buy the Event CD!
Can't make the Audio Conference? No problem.
Order a CD copy of the event, which will include the Q&A session.
You can enjoy it on your schedule for only $197. Click on the link or call (800) 433-0622.
Note: The event CD will be mailed out first class, approximately one week after the event date.
