What you don’t know CAN hurt you and your company with disastrous consequences. When it comes to compliance with California’s myriad of wage and hour laws and regulations, avoiding costly litigation is even more difficult with the slew of hyper-aggressive attorneys ready to capitalize on even the most harmless technical infraction. Attendees will learn the proper method of classifying employees as exempt versus non-exempt and independent contractor versus employee. Attendees will also learn when and how to properly provide overtime, meal and rest breaks and acquire tools to avoid, wage and hour litigation, including class action and PAGA claims. Attendees will also learn how to avoid claims under the revived Equal Pay Act.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
This Webinar is important for anyone tasked with ensuring compliance with wage and hour regulations in California.
AREA COVERED
- classifying employees as exempt versus non-exempt
- classifying employees as independent contractor versus employee
- how to properly provide overtime
- how to properly provide meal and rest breaks
- how to avoid class action lawsuits
- how to avoid PAGA claims
- how to comply with the Equal Pay Act
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Proper classification of employees as exempt versus non-exempt
- Avoiding misclassification of workers as independent contractors following the California Supreme Court’s Dynamex decision.
- Learn how to properly provide overtime
- Techniques for compliance with meal and rest breaks and documentation
- Requirements of the Equal Pay Act
- What to do if you receive a Labor Commissioner Notice of Claim and Conference.
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
The target audience for this Webinar is any business owner, in-house counsel, or human resources professional involved with wage and hour compliance for their company.
This Webinar is important for anyone tasked with ensuring compliance with wage and hour regulations in California.
- classifying employees as exempt versus non-exempt
- classifying employees as independent contractor versus employee
- how to properly provide overtime
- how to properly provide meal and rest breaks
- how to avoid class action lawsuits
- how to avoid PAGA claims
- how to comply with the Equal Pay Act
- Proper classification of employees as exempt versus non-exempt
- Avoiding misclassification of workers as independent contractors following the California Supreme Court’s Dynamex decision.
- Learn how to properly provide overtime
- Techniques for compliance with meal and rest breaks and documentation
- Requirements of the Equal Pay Act
- What to do if you receive a Labor Commissioner Notice of Claim and Conference.
The target audience for this Webinar is any business owner, in-house counsel, or human resources professional involved with wage and hour compliance for their company.
Speaker Profile
Jennifer Komsky
Jennifer Raphael Komsky earned her B.S. in 1994 from the University of California, Santa Barbara and earned her J.D. degree in 1997 at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. She was admitted to the State Bar in 1997. Current memberships include the State Bar of California and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.Prior to specializing in employment law, Jennifer practiced in the areas of medical malpractice defense and business litigation. She has focused on employment law exclusively for over 15 years, defending employers in all phases of litigation before State and Federal Courts and administrative agencies. Jennifer …
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