HR Department of One: Top Wage and Hour Compliance Issues You Can’t Afford to Miss
Keyword(s)
Wage and Hour, Compliance, Infractions, Liability, Class Action
HR Department of One:
Top Wage and Hour Compliance Issues You Can't Afford to Miss
presented by Carol Gefis
Join us for a conversation about common wage and hour claims and practical advice on how to minimize your enterprise’s liability exposure. The discussion will address recommendations for policies to prevent wage and hour infractions and minimizing liability if they do occur. We will also provide you with an overview of how damages accrue in representative actions to help you to convince your executive team to implement your recommended preventive measures.
Topics covered will include:
1. How employment policies can be your best friend;
2. That paying meal and rest break premiums can save your bacon;
3. Being just a little obsessive-compulsive is a plus when it comes to wage and hour compliance;
4. There are several wage and hour forms you will learn to love;
5. How wage and hour class actions are a high stakes numbers game.
Credits
HRCI - California:1.0, SHRM - PDC:1.0
Description
Carol A. Gefis | Partner
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo (AALRR)
Carol Gefis has over 25 years of experience representing and advising employers in all areas of labor and employment law, including alleged wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, unfair competition, and wage and hour issues.
Ms. Gefis counsels clients through all stages of the employment relationship, from hiring through discipline and termination. Ms. Gefis advises her clients in an effort to retain good employees and avoid claims, where possible. However, when the inevitable charge or complaint is filed, Ms. Gefis vigorously and efficiently defends employers before state and federal courts, from the initial filing through trial or arbitration. She also represents clients in administrative proceedings before the Labor Board, Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.