2012 Exemption Checkup: How to Find and Fix Pay Practice Problems with An Easy Audit

2012 Exemption Checkup Webinar Recording

The Department of Labor has estimated that nearly 70 percent of employers are not in compliance with FLSA. In 2010 alone, it set aside $25 million for an enforcement crackdown, adding adding 350 FLSA investigators with the goal of sniffing out employers who commit wage and hour offenses -- especially exemption misclassifications.

In October, the Employee Misclassification Prevention Act was filed in the House of Representatives. The bill will create new recordkeeping requirements for employers who hire independent contractors and impose stricter penalties for misclassification. It will also amend FLSA to require employers to keep records and notify workers of their employment or independent contractor classification and their right to challenge that classification.

With eyes affixed on employee misclassifications both at the DOL and on the Congressional level, now is the time to tackle your exemption classifications through an effective self-audit. 

Participate in this interactive and timely webinar, and you'll learn:

• Reasons to conduct a self audit now, and how often to repeat the process so you don’t end up liable for hefty misclassification fines
• A list of documents to review during your audit and what to look for
• Tips on developing an effective internal overtime exemption audit strategy, including how to communicate the idea with employees
• Wage and hour recordkeeping practices to help keep you clear of liability
• Positions that are the most difficult to classify and how to make sure they're correct
• The safest way to fix exemption classification errors
• How to tell if independent contractors could have claims for unpaid overtime against your organization
• When to involve legal counsel in wage and hour audits

In just 90 minutes, you can ensure your organization is correctly classifying employees by learning an effective self-audit strategy. Register now for this must-attend event risk-free.

This webinar was recorded on Friday, February 17, 2012

2012 Exemption Checkup: How to Find and Fix Pay Practice Problems with An Easy Audit

About Your Speaker:

Attorney Susan G. Fentin is a partner in the labor and employment firm of Skoler, Abbot & Presser, P.C., which has represented exclusively management interest for more than 40 years. She is experienced in teaching master classes on both the FMLA and ADA. Her practice concentrates on labor and employment counseling, advising large and small employers on their responsibilities and obligations under state and federal employment laws, and representing employers before state and federal agencies and in court. She speaks frequently about employment law topics to industry groups and human resource professionals. She has been ranked in 2010 and 2011 as one of the top labor and employment attorneys in Massachusetts by the prestigious Chambers USA rating agency.