Human Resources: Wage & Hour Master Class: The Advanced Interactive Workshop for Nevada Employers

(December 5, 2008) -- To help Nevada employers get a handle on payroll policy mistakes, attorneys with Holland & Hart will conduct a full-day seminar entitled Wage & Hour Master Class: The Advanced Interactive Workshop for Nevada Employers Thursday, December 11, at Harrah's.

The 2004 FairPay regulations are confusing to more than a few managers. Last year, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division collected over $166 million in pay for employees who were unjustly or mistakenly denied overtime pay, initiating over 36,000 compliance actions. The Division’s own investigation revealed that only half of American employers are in compliance.

"Given the widespread nature of non-compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, we should expect to see agency watchdogs and plaintiff’s attorneys turn violations into some very expensive headaches for more HR managers and employers," says attorney and speaker Michael T. Gebhart. "And more and more cases are getting class-action approval, which really can make for some devastating damages and fines."

Gebhart revealed some of the situations the Master Class will address. "Let’s say you’re an HR manager and you want to set up a committee to ease communication between salaried and hourly employees. The committee meets at the end of the day shift, one day per month, and participation is voluntary. Do you have to pay overtime to the hourly workers who attend?"

"Or lets say an employee who’s exempt from getting overtime works less than 4 hours in a day. Will charging her time-off balance for anything less than a full day jeopardize her exempt status, or is charging her a half day alright?"

"These are the finds of issues that we’ll help employers understand," he said

HR Managers, employers, and fellow counsel wishing to participate may register online at http://www.hrhero.com/nv-flsa or by calling 800-274-6774.

About The Program Moderators, attorneys with Holland & Hart

Michael T. Gebhart joined Holland & Hart's Las Vegas office in 2006. His practice concentrates in labor and employment, construction, and complex commercial litigation. He has successfully defended employers in federal and state employment and labor actions, as well as in arbitrations, mediations, and other alternative dispute forums. Mr. Gebhart's experience includes Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, and FLSA class-action cases. Mr. Gebhart has experience in drafting and enforcing employment contracts, employment handbooks and policies, covenants not to compete, and confidentiality agreements.

Mr. Gebhart is a former human resource executive (SPHR) and police officer. He has practical experience in conducting investigations and developing internal dispute resolution systems. Mr. Gebhart is a certified facilitator and has conducted presentations on such topics such as discipline and termination, harassment, discrimination, wage and hour, and workplace violence.

Anthony L. Hall practices primarily in the areas of labor and employment law. He provides litigation defense and extensive preventative counseling to clients in all areas of labor and employment law.

Mr. Hall has significant experience litigating and guiding clients through the complex interaction between the American With Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and workers' compensation. He also has significant litigation experience handling all forms of discrimination and harassment cases under Title VII and state anti-discrimination laws, as well as wage and hour issues. He regularly handles disputes involving trade secrets, wrongful termination, defamation, workplace violence, and non-competition agreements. Additionally, he provides advice and litigation defense to local governments and school districts in connection with employment disputes

About The Program Sponsor
Wage & Hour Master Class: The Advanced Interactive Workshop for Nevada Employers and Nevada Employment Law Letter are both produced by Brentwood, Tennessee-based M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC. For 33 years, it has provided information resources to the corporate Human Resources and legal markets. Their list of largest clients closely matches the FORTUNE 500 while their overall customer base includes managers in every industry sector.

On the Web: http://www.hrhero.com/nv-flsa