Common Pitfalls in Wage and Hour Compliance

This training program will offer an overview of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which is the guiding law pertaining to classification, deductions, travel time, not tracking hours worked and misclassifying independent contractors. It will also focus on leading wage and hour violations. Recent case histories will also be reviewed for emphasis.

Why Should You Attend:

Did You Know?

Approximately 90% of employment law class actions are wage and hour claims.

Companies nationwide paid out $467 million to settle wage and hour claims.

On an average, companies pay $4.8 million to settle a wage and hour class action.

This webinar will clarify common myths about the FLSA, including:

• It’s alright to classify every employee as exempt to make it easy to pay salaries
• An exempt employee can never have pay deducted
• Employers do not need to pay for travel time, especially if the employer is paying for the travel itself
• There is no risk in misclassifying employees as independent contractors
• Comp time helps ease the strain of the budget to pay overtime
• Overtime is paid according to where the company is located, not where the employee lives and works

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Overview of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Top Wage and Hour Violations
• Misclassifying employees as exempt
• Making deductions from an exempt employee’s pay
• Paying for travel time
• Not tracking hours actually worked
• Misclassifying independent contractors
• Providing compensatory time-off in lieu of overtime
• When to pay for training time
• Ignoring the laws of states where employees work

Who Will Benefit:

• Human resources managers, generalists and payroll staff involved in wage and hour administration
• Business owners and managers - FLSA applies to employers of 1 or more employees
• Human resources consultants whose practice includes developing harassment policies, conducting internal investigations and/or advising clients on harassment awareness and prevention