Top Five Wage and Hour Traps for Business

Name: Top Five Wage and Hour Traps for Business
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An overview of the most common payroll mistakes made by businesses.

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Created byMark Addington

Last updated 3/2020

English

What you'll learn

Understand the proper types of deductions that can be taken from an employee's pay.
Identify and apply the correct overtime exemption to employees.
Avoid Major Business Liability From Paying Employees Improperly

Course content

8 sections • 27 lectures • 3h 5m total length

FLSA History and Overview13:31
This course introduction provides general information and history about the Fair Labor Standards Act, which is the federal law that governs how employees are to be paid for their time and efforts in the workplace. It provides context for understanding the Top Five Wage and Hour Traps that managers and businesses have to deal with from a legal perspective.
The Obligatory Legal Disclaimer!0:36
This course is for instructional use only and does not constitute legal advice.

Misclassifying Employees as Exempt - OVERVIEW12:37
This lecture provides an overview of what is necessary to claim an exemption from overtime under the FLSA.
The Executive Exemption2:39
Understand the tests applicable for claiming an Executive Exemption.
Executive Exemption Checklist2:00
This document will help you to understand the factors that must be met to claim an Executive Exemption.
The Administrative Exemption6:29
Understand the tests applicable for claiming an Administrative Exemption.
Administrative Exemption Checklist2:00
This document will help you to understand the factors that must be met to claim an Administrative Exemption.
The Professional Exemption5:09
This lecture will help you to understand the tests applicable for claiming an Professional Exemption.
Professional Exemption Checklist2:00
This document will help you to understand the factors that must be met to claim a Professional Exemption.
Additional Exemptions8:43
This lecture provides a review of several lesser-used overtime exemptions.
Computer Employee Exemption Checklist1:00
This document will help you to understand the factors that must be met to claim a Computer Employee Exemption.
Employer Protections from Misclassification8:23
In this lecture, we will discuss several strategies employers can use to avoid classification issues and mitigate potential litigation.

FLSA Basics on Overtime Calculation7:54
This lecture provides an overview of FLSA Overtime Basics, which provides a framework for further problem analysis.
Travel Time, Meetings and Training7:51
This lecture describes whether and how to calculate overtime considering employees who spend time traveling, attending meetings and training sessions.
Breaks, On-Call, Changing Clothes6:52
This lecture describes whether and how to calculate overtime considering employees who spend time on breaks, "on-call," and changing clothes necessary to perform the job function.
Calculating Regular Rate with Bonuses5:16
This lecture describes whether and how to calculate overtime considering employees who receive bonuses.
Calculating Regular Rate with Commissions4:09
This lecture describes whether and how to calculate overtime considering employees who receive commissions.
Calculating Regular Rate with Piece Rate and Salaried Employees4:53
This lecture describes whether and how to calculate overtime for employees paid by the piece or on salaries.
2020 OT Exemption Threshold Changes!25:24

California: Where the law is just different7:26
California is unique in many ways. In the world of employment law, which includes law pertaining to wages, there are several important differences from federal law. This lecture will discuss important wage and hour issues specific to California businesses.
California: Definition Differences7:06
California wage and hour law definitions differ from the federal definitions in many ways, even to defined an employer or covered employer.
California: What is work?5:03
California: Overtime Exemption Differences11:00

Requirements

There are no specific prerequisites for this course.

Description

This course is about how we pay employees. It is intended for business owners, operations managers, and human resource professionals that are involved with making critical decisions regarding whether and how much to pay employees. This course is beginner/intermediate level with an emphasis on highlighting common problems that typically create liability for the business.

No special materials are required for this course, which will include lectures and handouts describing important information concerning best practices in paying employees. The course is structured to provide extensive discussion and guidance on avoiding the top five wage and hour traps that businesses frequently experience.

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 governs most of the employee pay practices in the United States. However, most of the applicable legal landscape is tenuously evolving. Furthermore, managers are frequently unsure of their specific payroll responsibilities and create liability for the organization. We will review developing regulatory activities that will continue to shape the legal landscape surrounding employment pay practices in the workplace for many years to come. In the meantime, employers need to assure managers are properly trained and understand the basics of wage and hour law.

Besides identifying the five most common traps that ensnare employers regarding payroll practices, we will also discuss regulatory enforcement activities that help employers understand and mitigate legal liability. This will include, the latest legal developments e.g. pending changes to the overtime exemption regulations.

Who this course is for:

This course is designed for business owners, operations managers, human resources managers, and payroll personnel to help them identify and avoid common mistakes concerning how employees are paid.

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