Independent Contractors, Student Interns or Employees: How to Properly Classify Your Workers and Comply with the Law

This training program will cover the hot topics surrounding the FLSA and give attendees a toolbox to safely navigate the rocky edges of this stormy law. With part-time employees, interns, independent contractors, changes to the exemption laws, overtime issues, calculating regular rate, lactation breaks, and a multitude of other sticky issues, the Fair Labor Standards Act poses a challenge to the average employer on a daily basis. This webinar will seek to offer answers to all these and more.

Why Should You Attend:

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a comprehensive and challenging law that covers dozens of different issues. From lactation breaks to independent contracts, from overtime to child labor, from changes in exemption to changes in child labor, the FLSA is a constant source of anxiety for employers. There are no good intentions in the world of the FLSA; employers simply must get their calculations correct or suffer draconian consequences, including penalties, double damages, attorneys’ fees, audits and the like. It is essential that employer, therefore, understand what is and is not required under the FLSA.

This course will discuss FLSA’s mandates and offer best practices to stay compliant with the law. In specific, the course will discuss changes in the exemption test, independent contractors, overtime challenges, regular rate and other exemption problems.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• FLSA, generally
• Hot topics with the FLSA, such as:
• Changes in the exemption test
• Lactation breaks
• Final checks
• Independent contractors
• Overtime challenges
• Regular rate and other exemption problems
• Best practices in FLSA-based policies
• Best practices in FLSA-based procedures

Who Will Benefit:

• HR directors
• Business directors
• Any CO involved with employee relations/human resources and/or social media