An Easy Way to Avoid Lawsuits: Classify Employees Correctly

Misclassification of employees continues to be the basis for myriad class-action employment lawsuits. Surprisingly, with a little extra attention to employee classification, large and small lawsuits can be eliminated. It remains as important as ever to correctly classify employees as exempt or non-exempt from the minimum wage and overtime regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Whether you are classifying new positions or auditing existing roles, this presentation will help you identify whether the exemptions apply to your workforce. You will learn what it means to be exempt, what the major exemptions are and how to ensure that your exempt employees are truly paid on a salary basis. The presentation will include various examples to illustrate each exemption.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the purpose and significance of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exemptions.
• Explain how to apply the five major exemptions: executive, administrative, professional, computer and outside sales.
• Discuss examples of what does, and does not, constitute exempt work for each exemption.
• Recognize how to comply with the often overlooked salary-basis test.

Presented By:

David A. James is an Associate with Halleland Lewis Nilan & Johnson, PA. His key practice is labor and employment with expertise in the following areas:

• Wrongful termination defense
• Employment agreements, including restrictive covenants
• Discipline and discharge
• Leaves of absence
• Wage and hour issues
• Affirmative Action Plans
• Handbooks and policies
• Labor advice

James has been named to the Minnesota Rising Stars for the last three years. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Minnesota State Bar Association, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association and the Society for Human Resource Management. He earned his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School and he has a B.A., from Wake Forest University, magna cum laude.

Who would benefit from this program:

• HR Managers
• HR Directors
• HR Professionals

Continuing Education:

• This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Recertification Institute (HRCI).

Product Options:

Audio Conference Formats Explained

• Audio Conference CD Only: $229.00 (includes S&H)

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

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