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My 3/13/18 Facebook Live Presentation Concerning Wage & Hour Disputes & Litigation for the Roller Skating Association International’s Section 7 Annual Meeting

Below is my Facebook Live presentation concerning wage & hour disputes & litigation. I spoke for about an hour on 3/13/18 for the Roller Skating Association International's Section 7 Annual Meeting in Champaign, IL. My handout for the presentation is here (PDF) & below. https://youtu.be/YwdODKD3ZgQ

Financial Poise™ Premieres “PROTECTING YOUR EMPLOYEE ASSETS – Show Them the Money: Wage & Hour Compliance,” a Webinar, Airing March 20th at 3pm CST

Financial Poise™ Webinars and West LegalEdcenter are pleased to announce the March 20th premiere of a new webinar, “PROTECTING YOUR EMPLOYEE ASSETS -Show Them the Money: Wage & Hour Compliance," which helps employers find and fix potential wage and hour pitfalls.   Employers must be mindful of the risks posed by misclassifying individuals as exempt [...]

LexisNexis Complimentary Sexual Harassment Webinar 2/28; CLE Eligible; I’m a Panelist

From Hollywood’s Dirty Secrets to Your Workplace: Employer Considerations in the #MeToo Era LEXISNEXIS® PRESENTS A COMPLIMENTARY CLE-ELIGIBLE* WEBINAR: Start Date:2/28/2018 Start Time:2 – 3:35 P.M. ET Duration:90 minutes Earn:1.5 CLE Credits - Questions? Technical Support:WebcastingSupport@inxpo.com About this Webcast: There have always been high-profile cases of sexual harassment and sexual assault involving entertainers and politicians.  To [...]

I’m Quoted in SHRM & Rocket Matter Articles

Wage and Hour Class Actions Can Cost Employers Millions Top 10 employment-related lawsuits in 2017 had a combined value of $2.72 billion Lisa Nagele-Piazza, SHRM-SCP, J.D.; SHRM Feb 5, 2018 Employers that fail to comply with federal and state wage and hour laws could face class-action lawsuits that lead to expensive settlements with workers. "Wage [...]

SHRM Quotes Me in Their 1/9/18 Article “Will DOL’s New Intern Test Revive Unpaid Internships?”; & the HR Certification Institute Quotes Me in Their 1/9 Article “Snow Days Require Clear HR Policies and Expectations”

My contributions to both are in bold blue below.   Will DOL’s New Intern Test Revive Unpaid Internships? New test provides employers with more flexibility Allen Smith, J.D. Jan. 9, 2018 A new Department of Labor (DOL) test for determining when interns are employees who must be paid in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards [...]

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