Avoiding Wage and Hour Violations Training

To avoid wage and hour lawsuits, employers must ensure that each employee is properly classified as exempt or non-exempt, and that supervisors and managers are well-trained on their responsibilities for complying with the complex and often confusing aspects of wage and hour laws.

Why Train on This Topic?

Wage and hour lawsuits are one of the fastest growing types of suits brought by employees against their employers. In recent years, the number of class actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act — the federal wage and hour law — exceeded the number of class actions under all other federal statutes combined. The dollar amounts in wage and hour cases have been massive, with several totaling over $10 million.

Who Should Take This Course?

All levels of supervisors, managers and human resources professionals.
 

Course Content

This course provides an overview of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and teaches supervisors and managers their specific responsibilities for complying with wage and hour laws.

1. Supervisors' Responsibilities
   • Knowing which employees are classified as exempt (not entitled to overtime) and which employees are classified as non-exempt (entitled to overtime).
   • Understanding which activities of non-exempt employees are paid and properly recording those activities.
   • Avoiding job changes and disciplinary actions that jeopardize the exempt status of an employee.
   • Ensuring that employees' work hours are properly recorded and that the documentation is maintained.
2. Non-Exempt Employees
   • Under what circumstances must non-exempt employees be paid for the following?
   • Can non-exempt employees be provided with compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay?
3. Exempt Employees
   • Are all salaried employees exempt and therefore not entitled to overtime?
   • Under what circumstances can you dock an exempt employee's pay?
   • Can changing an exempt employee's job status or duties lose the exempt status?
4. Other Issues
   • What must I report relating to wage and hour issues?
   • What if I discover that a mistake has been made in someone's pay?
   • How can I avoid retaliation claims?

How is the Course Information Delivered?

In this course, you will play the role of a supervisor who is faced with several scenarios involving exempt and non-exempt employees. You must determine if you are required to pay overtime in each scenario.