Exempt or Nonexempt: How to Find and Fix Misclassification Mistakes

Exempt or Nonexempt Webinar Recording

Misclassifying employees as independent contactors costs the feds $2.72 billion every year, according to their accountants. And the problem isn't going away. Last December alone, 30 percent of employers using independent contractors mistakenly classified them that way. It's enough to get the IRS and DOL to pay attention!

Last year, the DOL's Wage & Hour Division hired an additional 90 investigators and upped their budget by $244 million with the goal of uncovering fresh FLSA violations,

And the DOL is not going it alone. Last month, it teamed up with California agencies to crack down on misclassification. This state-federal partnership is the twelfth of it's kind, and will not be the last. Why should it? For every dollar the Wage & Hour division spends investigating employers for misclassification, it gets $7 back in fines and penalties.

So it's never been more critical that you find and fix errors before investigators come knocking on your door.

Don't fall out of compliance through misclassification mishaps. Make sure your policies are up-to-date with the newest rules and regulations so you can avoid the expensive bite of enforcement watchdogs. Participate in the interactive online webinar, "Exempt or Nonexempt: How to Find and Fix Misclassification Mistakes", and you'll learn, through case studies and real-world examples:

Participate in the interactive online webinar, "Exempt or Nonexempt: How to Find and Fix Misclassification Mistakes", and you'll learn, through case studies and real-world examples:

• How to judge exempt versus nonexempt status
• Common misconceptions about exempt classification
• Duties checklist for the white-collar exemptions
• An overview of recent exemption cases and the best practices for avoiding wage & hour claims
• Recent DOL activity with exemptions
• How to apply the salaried basis test
• The consequences of misclassification and how to avoid them
• And much more...

In just 90 minutes, learn how to correctly classify your employees so you can protect your organization from costly wage & hour claims. Register now risk-free.

This webinar was recorded on Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Exempt or Nonexempt: How to Find and Fix Misclassification Mistakes

About Your Speaker:

Attorney Kara E. Shea is a partner at the firm Miller & Martin PLLC and provides practical advice on employment issues and compliance to national, regional, and local employers of all sizes, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses, in a variety of industries. She also represents employers before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and in litigation, including discrimination, retaliatory discharge, whistleblower, and wage and hour cases, including class actions. Ms. Shea has briefed cases presented to both the Tennessee Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Shea regularly speaks on employment-related topics and provides supervisory training on topics including FMLA and FLSA compliance, conducting workplace investigations, and implementing employee discipline. Ms. Shea has also been a regular columnist for the Nashville City Paper and is the Co-Editor of the Tennessee Employment Law Letter.