Wage-Hour Compliance: How You Can Avoid the Onslaught of Overtime Lawsuits

Arlington, Va. (February 27, 2012) - The tidal wave of overtime lawsuits that began several years ago continues unabated. Today, most employers' greatest legal vulnerability is not in their hiring and firing decisions, but in their decisions about who they pay overtime and how. Employees and their attorneys have continued to aggressively pursue these lawsuits, and the Department of Labor has increased its enforcement efforts against employers. Join, Neil H. Dishman, an attorney at Jackson Lewis LLP, on March 8^th for a discussion on how to protect your company from overtime and other wage-hour claims.

Topics covered include:

• Common mistakes in exempt vs. non-exempt classifications
• Reducing exposure to claims for "off the clock" work
• Properly accounting for bonuses, commissions, shift differentials, and other "extra" pay when calculating overtime
• The "1099 contractor" trap and how to avoid it
• Breaks, payroll deductions, and other seemingly-trivial things that can lead to class-action lawsuits

 Attendees to this webinar will also receive 1.0 CPE or 1.5 HRCI credits.

About the Speakers:

Neil H. Dishman is a Partner in the Chicago office of Jackson Lewis LLP, a national law firm representing management exclusively in workplace law and related litigation. Mr. Dishman helps employers reduce risk and minimize legal costs by giving advice on difficult personnel decisions before litigation ensues. When litigation is unavoidable, he helps employers protect their assets and reputations by vigorously and efficiently defending them from employee lawsuits. Mr. Dishman counsels and defends employers on a wide spectrum of issues, including race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability and sexual-orientation discrimination; sexual harassment; retaliatory discharge; Family and Medical Leave; and wage-hour compliance. He assists employers in a wide variety of industries, with particular experience in the property management, banking, non-profit, manufacturing, and health-care fields. 

Mr. Dishman has garnered the accolades of his peers for his work in advising and defending employers. He was named to the 2009, 2010, and 2011 annual lists of "Rising Stars" by Super Lawyers magazine, a distinction accorded to no more than 2.5% of Illinois lawyers.

Avoiding the Onslaught of Overtime Lawsuits: Best Practices for Wage-Hour Compliance takes place March 8, 2012, from 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, ET. To register for this webinar and obtain further information about CPE or HRCI credits, go to http://www.bna.com/Wage-Hour-Compliance-20187/?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=PR&utm_content=HR&utm_campaign=wage or call 1.800.372.1033, Option 6, then Option 1.

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