Wage and Hour Compliance: A DOL Update and Ways to Avoid Common Overtime Liability Landmines
Over the past year, the DOL has been grappling with changes to who may be treated as independent contractors, who may be exempt from being paid overtime, how tipped employees may take the tip credit, and other initiatives that are critical for employers to understand and respond to. This program will not only address these issues, but also identify some of the errors all too commonly made with respect to overtime compliance, despite the best of intentions. Knowing more on both of these fronts and understanding what needs to be audited will allow employers to better conform to the complex rules regarding overtime, and thereby avoid avoidable and substantial liability resulting from noncompliance.
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding the new FLSA regulations and the latest with respect to DOL enforcement initiatives under the FLSA.
- Understanding common mistakes employers too often make with respect to FLSA compliance.
- Learning steps employers can take to avoid, or at least minimize their exposure to, common overtime pay violations, through changes in practices and audits.
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Robert A. Boonin
Robert A. Boonin is a member of the national law firm of Dykema Gossett and is based in its Ann Arbor office. Rob is an honors graduate from The University of Michigan Law School, holds a Masters in Labor and Industrial Relations from Michigan State University, and a BS in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. Practicing law for nearly 40 years, Rob has litigated employment law matters before federal and state courts across the nation, handles all forms of union matters for employers, and regularly counsels clients on such issues as discrimination, FMLA compliance, and wage and hour law.
Rob is a recognized leader in his field. For instance, he is: on the Chambers USA list of top employment law attorneys; listed as a Best Lawyer in Employment Law; repeatedly recognized as one of Michigan’s “Super Lawyers”; a Fellow and a Past-President of the Litigation Counsel of America; a Past Chair of the national Wage and Hour Defense Institute; a Past Chair of the Michigan Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section; and a Fellow of the distinguished American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Rob also in an immediate past-chair of the American Bar Association’s Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee (which covers FLSA matters), and serves as an Editor of the most recognized authority on the FLSA, the Bloomberg BNA legal treatise – The Fair Labor Standards Act.