A higher minimum salary level for exempt employees can hit an organization hard, both financially and in employee relations, if it is not prepared. Few U.S. employment laws are as widely misunderstood as the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): it sets the rules for paying wages and for who must receive overtime.

This 90-minute FLSA overtime webinar reviews the Department of Labor's salary level changes, the white-collar exemptions, the 7(i) exemption for retail and service establishments, and the different ways the DOL allows overtime to be calculated.

It also covers commissions, shift differentials and production bonuses for hourly staff, training and travel time, and the fact that several states, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, New York and Washington, as well as many cities and government contracts, set their own minimum wage and overtime rules.

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?

Getting exempt classification or overtime wrong can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Many employers are unsure which jobs qualify as white-collar exempt and how to handle bonuses, commissions and travel or training time.

This session helps HR professionals, small business owners, supervisors and managers in any organization covered by the FLSA understand the exempt employee provisions, calculate overtime correctly, know the minimum wage where they operate, and stay current on state regulations.

AREA COVERED

• Primary provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act
• Tests for whether a position qualifies for a white-collar exemption
• The Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division regulations on salary levels
• Other exemptions to consider, such as the 7(i) retail and service exemption
• Computing overtime for multiple pay rates, commissions, production bonuses and shift differentials
• Treatment of meal breaks, travel, training and on-call time
• Minimum wage requirements by state and by contract
• Recordkeeping and posting requirements
• What gets employers into trouble
• Action items

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Explain the FLSA provisions that apply to exempt employees
• Apply the tests for the white-collar exemptions
• Identify other exemptions and how overtime is calculated under them
• Calculate overtime for employees paid commissions, production bonuses or shift differentials
• Determine the minimum wage in each area where you operate
• Decide when to pay for training, travel, meal breaks and on-call time
• Review updates to state regulations

WHO WILL BENEFIT?

• Human Resources professionals.
• Small business owners, supervisors, and managers.
• Any industry associations.
• Small Business Networks.
• Chambers of Commerce,
• Human Resources Associations such as SHRM.
• Training associations.
• Human Resources Groups.
• Small business associations such as Small Business Development Centers.
• Industry Associations – such as restaurant associations, hospitality groups, and trade organizations.
• All organizations in the United States involved in interstate commerce are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act.