Thursday, May 14, 2009
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The Westin Westminster
10600 Westminster Boulevard
Westminster, Colorado 80020
(303) 410-5000
One Day Packed with Updates, Interaction, and Answers to Your Payroll Policy Concerns:
- Who is, and who isn't, covered by the main exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act
- Which workplace activities are and are not compensable, in light of recent court decisions
- Overtime avoidance techniques that work - and those that backfire
- How to handle bonuses, commissions, and tips
- Areas of special interest to federal and state labor department watchdogs during payroll audits
- Why FLSA retaliation lawsuits are exploding, and what you can do to steer clear
Agenda:
Attend this fast-paced one-day event and gain the knowledge and confi dence you need to determine overtime eligibility, set payroll policy, and make wage-and-hour decisions. You'll help protect your company against the growing scourge of lawsuits. And you'll be armed to successfully defend your recommendations and policies to employees, management, and the enforcement community. All within the letter and the spirit of both federal and Colorado law.
Continental breakfast and registration begin at 7:30 a.m. The program begins at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at 4:30 p.m. There will be morning and afternoon breaks and registrants will be on their own for lunch.
- Why the FLSA Is the Most Dangerous Statute for Employers
- Pay or No Pay? - You learn how to manage compensation for nine activities that have recently faced court challenges
- Can You Beat the Clock? - Employers try all kinds of things to avoid overtime liability. Some of them work. Some of them backfire. You'll learn when to walk away from "loopholes" that will probably ensnare you.
- Bad Math - Can your bad calculations cause problems to worsen? You bet. You'll learn how factors figure into employees' overtime pay.
- FairPay - Three Times the Problems The new FairPay regulations on exemptions are four years old. You'll learn what's changed and how your policies should also change to reflect the new reality.
- Oops! - What do you do if you've messed up and incorrectly classified employees as exempt or nonexempt? How far should you go back to keep the matter away from a jury? We'll look at how to do the right thing and avoid a lawsuit.
- Double Oops! - Retaliation claims under the FLSA: Why is this area growing?
- The Other DOL - State wage laws and the regulators who enforce them.
- Sitting on the Dock of the Pay - Docking employee pay
- Final Takeaways
Conference fees: Only $347 per person, $247 for each additional person from your organization.
Presenters:
Tobie Hazard
Brian M. Mumaugh
Jude A. Biggs
Steven M. Guiterrez
Christina F. Gomez
For more information and to register for this conference, please see the full event brochure here.