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- Date: April 16, 2008
- Time: 2:00 p.m. Eastern
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presented by
A Guide to Wage and Hour Compliance in 2008:
Cutting-Edge Strategies from the Nation’s Top Experts
Wage and hour class actions have emerged as one of the most significant employment law trends of this decade. They now outnumber all other employment class actions combined. And with more than 80% of employers out of compliance with federal and state laws, this trend will continue.
During this informative 1-hour web seminar, you will have direct access to two of the country’s most recognized experts in wage and hour compliance.
What You Will Learn:
- The most significant wage and hour risks faced by employers today, including meal and rest periods, off-clock work, continuous workday issues, and employee misclassification.
- Significant California wage and hour developments
- How to build an effective compliance program
- The importance of establishing an audit program
- How to empower employees and create “compliance allies”
- How investing in effective wage and hour compliance training is likely to be one of the best investments you make for your organization.
During the live, interactive web seminar, attendees will have the opportunity to have their specific questions answered from the nation’s pre-eminent experts on wage and hour compliance.
Your Speakers:
Tammy D. McCutchen, Attorney, Littler Mendelson
Ms. McCutchen represents and counsels management clients in connection with all types of labor and employment matters arising under federal and state law. As a former Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, Ms. McCutchen is a leading authority on federal and state wage and hour law. She focuses her practice on auditing and correcting wage and hour compliance issues She assists clients to implement compliance programs designed to avoid wage and hour disputes and lower potential litigation liabilities. In addition, Ms. McCutchen represents and counsels clients on the Family and Medical Leave Act, reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, federal and state discrimination laws, and the affirmative action and prevailing wage requirements for government contractors. Ms. McCutchen represents clients before state and federal courts, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, and state agencies.
Ms. McCutchen was ranked in the 2006 edition of Chambers USA: American’s Leading Lawyers for Business annual as a leading employment attorney in the District of Columbia.
Lisa Schreter, Esq., Attorney, Littler Mendelson
Ms. Schreter represents and counsels management clients in connection with all types of labor and employment matters arising under federal and state law. Ms. Schreter regularly appears before federal and state agencies and courts in various wage related and equal employment disputes. She has argued appeals in the United States Circuit Courts including the Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits. In each of these cases, the Courts affirmed the lower court's decision for the Defendants. Ms. Schreter concentrates in representing employers in complex class and collective actions involving overtime and other wage-related claims. Her practice also specializes in assisting employers in developing forward thinking compliance measures designed to reduce wage and hour disputes.
Ms. Schreter has represented management in employment discrimination and wage-related matters since 1991. Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Schreter was a human resource executive with extensive experience in wage-hour issues, employee relations, salary and benefit administration, and general employment matters.
Shanti Atkins, Esq., President & CEO, ELT
Shanti Atkins, Esq. is the President & CEO of ELT, which specializes in online legal compliance training. Shanti has advised hundreds of companies on strategic risk management initiatives, with a special focus on discrimination prevention and ethics. ELT has served more than 800 clients and 2,000,000 end users.
Shanti has been interviewed and quoted on legal compliance issues in a variety of media outlets, including Fox News, Fortune Small Business Magazine, CNET.com, MSNBC, CNBC, The Recorder, The San Francisco Chronicle, Compliance Pipeline, Compliance Reporter, Business Insurance, SHRM Legal Report and Wired News.
Shanti received her Masters of Law (LL.M.) from Harvard University, specializing in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and corporate risk management. She received her J.D. from Queen's University (Canada) and her B.A. (Film) from Queen's University (Canada).
Every week, Shanti posts her comments and thoughts on the latest trends and developments in compliance training to her blog, www.elt-inc.com/blog.