Know Your Options : New Overtime and Hourly Pay Laws Take Effect 12/1/16

WHT CPAs invite you to join them for lunch followed by valuable information presented by keynote speaker, Ken Winkler. This information will be relating to the federal overtime provisions that are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Unless exempt, employees covered by the Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rates of pay. New proposed overtime regulations are set to take effect on December 1, 2016. Never has it been more pressing for employers to understand the exemption rules under FLSA. FLSA Employers continue to be challenged by employee lawsuits claiming unpaid overtime. The majority of these lawsuits are the result of claims that the employer wrongly classified its workers as exempt. Please be our guest to learn more on how you as an employer can prepare yourself for the options available to you with these new hourly and overtime wage laws that are set to take effect in only a matter of weeks. This presentation will cover the following topics: Explanation of the White Collar Exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act The requirements for meeting the White Collar Exemptions Common pitfalls regarding wage and hour compliance Tips to comply with the new DOL Overtime Rule More on our Keynote Speaker: Ken Winkler is a shareholder at Berman Fink Van Horn. His practice concentrates on counseling employers and business owners on the numerous laws and regulations that govern the workplace. Ken guides clients through workplace issues and conflicts, thereby allowing them to focus on the operations and growth of their business. Ken has represented employers in employment litigation in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board, as well as handling discrimination and harassment claims brought under the spectrum of employment laws including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the American With Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Equal Pay Act (EPA) and other federal, state and local statutes and regulations.