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Gayla R. Sherry
Instructor Gayla R. Sherry
Product Id 601711
Duration 60 Minutes  
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Original Price $295
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Common Pitfalls in Wage and Hour Compliance

Overview:

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is one of the most comprehensive labor laws and is, at the same time, a challenge for HR compliance experts. Further, legal experts state that 90% of employment law class actions are wage and hour claims. This webinar will provide an overview of all facets of FLSA and practical tips for compliance. Top wage and hour mistakes and other common areas of noncompliance, such as employee misclassifications, making deductions from an exempt employee's pay, paying incorrectly for travel time, not tracking time worked and providing "comp" time will be discussed. The webinar speaker will share a wealth of her experience in complying (and making mistakes!) to provide an informative session.

Why should you attend: Whether new to HR compliance, or a seasoned veteran, the threat of lawsuits looms over us. And, with ever increasing workloads, there is uncertainty and doubt about whether supervisors and managers, outside of the HR suite, are fully complying with complicated employment laws. This webinar will present plain language ideas for HR compliance as well as supervisory and managerial compliance with the FLSA.

Areas Covered in the Session:

  • History and background of wage and hour laws
  • Employee classifications
  • DOL's current focus on misclassifications, including Vice President Biden's task force
  • Department of Labor's primary duties and salary basis tests
  • Proper and improper deductions from an exempt employee's salary
  • Appropriate payment for travel time for nonexempt employees
  • How to track hours worked
  • Providing compensatory time off in lieu of overtime
  • Importance of considering laws in other states in which the company does business
  • Risks and penalties of noncompliance with FLSA
  • How to mitigate the risks and penalties
  • Recent court cases
  • Helpful resources and websites

Who Will Benefit:
  • Human Resources Professionals
  • Including Directors
  • Managers
  • Specialists and Generalists
  • Payroll Administrators

Speaker Profile
Gayla R. Sherry is President of Gayla R. Sherry Associates, Inc., an Oklahoma-based consulting firm established in 1995; the firm's mission is to improve employee engagement and productivity by providing human resources services. The firm has conducted many engagements with a wide range of clients, including financial services, health care, government, higher education, public, private and nonprofit organizations. Projects include HR Audits, developing policies, procedures, handbooks, job descriptions, Affirmative Action plans, management training, employee relations, mediating conflict, conducting internal investigations and succession planning.

Gayla is a well-respected human resources professional, accomplished speaker and facilitator, faculty member and published author. She brings a broad range of business experience in senior management positions in human resources, operations, marketing and customer service. Gayla's business background includes senior management positions in commercial banking and the Federal Reserve System.

Gayla offers a highly-credentialed background as a Senior Professional in Human Resources, an EEOC-trained Internal Investigator and Certified Mediator. She is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management. She is the author of numerous professional articles and books, including: "Employee Retention: Reducing the Risk and Cost of Employee Turnover," and posts an HR or management tip on YouTube, "Tuesday Tip." She is a Strategic Business Partner with Profiles International, the largest provider of assessments for hiring, development and succession planning.

Gayla's education includes Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Business Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma; she is an honors graduate of the University of Colorado,Boulder.

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