Wage and Hour Compliance: It’s More Than Just Calculating Overtime

Why Should You Attend:

Civil lawsuits for Wage and Hour violations are always a threat to business. Violations of Wage and Hour laws have generated astronomical financial judgements against employers. Penalties have been so severe that they have shaken the financial foundations of some of the world’s most successful companies.

By knowing and understanding Wage and Hour requirements, you can help protect your company from what could be a major financial calamity. This includes not just know-how of basic overtime calculation but what hours must be paid for, what to do when state and federal law differ, how to handle travel pay and what exactly is a workweek. This webinar focuses on how to comply with federal and state Wage and Hour requirements as well as some local regulations that have been instituted recently.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain knowledge of federal and applicable state Wage and Hour law as it pertains to payroll preparation
• An understanding of the proper calculation of gross pay
• And understand of the proper calculation of overtime pay
• A sound knowledge of the terminology used by the FLSA as it pertains to calculating overtime and hours worked
• Basic understanding of what is considered hours worked and how to handle such working hours as travel pay and meeting times
• Gain knowledge of when an employee must be given a lunch and when an employer may dock for meal periods
• Knowledge of the requirements for paying employees including pay frequencies permitted and methods allowed under state laws
• The basic understanding of what must be included on a paystub

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Federal minimum wage
• State minimum wage
• Tip credits
• Youth minimum wage (training wage)
• Board and lodging credits
• Defining the legal workweek and work day
• How and when to pay for travel time
• What is considered hours worked and how do they affect overtime
• Is it covered under the FLSA or do I need to check the state?
• What to do when the FLSA and the state law differs
• How to handle the FLSA and union contracts
• What is regular rate of pay?
• How is overtime calculated under the FLSA
• Posting requirements
• Meal and rest periods
• State requirements
• Statements and payday notices
• Frequency of wage payments
• Method of payment
• Paying terminated employees
• Paying out accrued vacation

Who Will Benefit:

• Payroll Professionals
• Human Resources
• Accounting Personnel
• Business Owners
• Lawmakers
• Attorneys, or any individual or entity that must deal with the complexities and technicalities of ensuring compliance within the payroll process

Vicki M. Lambert
Payroll Authority and Instructor, The Payroll Advisor

Vicki M. Lambert, CPP, is president and academic director of The Payroll Advisor™, a firm specializing in payroll education and training. The company’s website www.thepayrolladvisor.com offers a payroll news service which keeps payroll professionals up-to-date on the latest rules and regulations.

With over 35 years of hands-on experience in all facets of payroll functions as well as over 20 years as a trainer and author, Ms. Lambert has become the most sought-after and respected voice in the practice and management of payroll issues. She has conducted open market training seminars on payroll issues across the United States that have been attended by executives and professionals from some of the most prestigious firms in business today.

A pioneer in electronic and online education, Ms. Lambert produces and presents payroll related audio seminars, webinars and webcasts for clients, APA chapters and business groups throughout the country. Ms. Lambert is an adjunct faculty member at Brandman University in Southern California and is the creator of and instructor for their Practical Payroll Online program, which is approved for recertification hours by the APA. She is also the Program Developer, Subject Matter Expert (SME), and Facilitator for the Certificate in Payroll Practice and Management Program offered by Cengage Learning / Ed2Go through hundreds of colleges and universities across the country.

Topic Background:

The Department of Labor takes their investigations of Wage and Hour violations very seriously. From FY2009 to FY2015 agency-initiated investigations have increased 21%. They don’t often come away empty handed either. In FY2015 alone, 79% of those agency-initiated cases resulted in costly violations in excess of $246 million.

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