What's New: DOL's Proposed Changes to the Salary Exemption and Best Practices
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Business Law - Technical
- Average Rating:
- 13
- Categories:
- Partner Produced
- Faculty:
- Melissa Hirn
- Course Levels:
- Overview
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
Description
With proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) salary exemption pending, knowledge of employee classification becomes crucial, especially for practitioners working with small businesses. This session will provide updates and best practices to stay compliant with laws regarding exempt employees for both your practice and for your clients.
Basic Course Information
Learning Objectives-
Analyze the proposed updates to the Department of Labor's FLSA salary exemption, integrating tools and strategies to ensure compliance with overtime exemption regulations
Major Subjects
- Discussion of the FLSA overtime exemptions consideration, including duties tests, salary threshold, and dispelling exemption myths.
- Overview of the proposed updated FLSA salary regulations
- Compliance tips and tools, including consideration of use of salaries, bonus structures, timekeeping, and usage of exempt employee safe harbor.
- Best practices for organizations/practitioners to stay compliant, including job duty structuring, financial and practical implications of modifying prior exemptions, employment practices insurance considerations, and assisting clients with these considerations as a trusted advisor.
Course Materials
| Important CPA Credit Instructions READ BEFORE WEBCAST UPDATED (487.5 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| What's New: DOL's Proposed Changes to the Salary Exemption and Best Practices Handout - UPDATED 7-10-24 (5.8 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Faculty
Melissa Hirn Related Seminars and Products
Partner
Hale & Hirn, PLLC
Melissa L. Hirn, J.D., AAI is a partner with Hale & Hirn, PLLC, an insurance, employment and risk management-focused law firm, and President of 360 HR Services, LLC, an HR and employment compliance consulting company, both based in Northville, Michigan.
She is a 1996 graduate of the University of Dayton School of Law where she served as an Assistant Editor on the prestigious Dayton Law Review. She is a graduate, magna cum laude from Western Michigan University.
Melissa serves on the Insurance & Indemnity Section Counsel of the State Bar of Michigan and chairs the Programming Committee. Additionally, she has earned the nationally recognized certification of Accredited Advisor in Insurance (AAI), which involved the passing of three comprehensive examinations on insurance and risk management topics. She has been published in many legal and other publications, including The Michigan Bar Journal and Michigan Lawyers Weekly.
Previously, Melissa was employed as a judicial attorney for a circuit court judge in Wayne County, Michigan.
She advises many organizations on employment law compliance, business law, and on insurance-related issues.
Additional Info
Basic Course Information
PrerequisitesNone
Advanced Preparation
While not mandatory pre-reading, attendees may want to familiarize themselves with the basics of overtime exemptions prior to viewing the webinar. The following are links to Department of Labor Fact Sheets to assist attendees:
- U.S. Department of Labor Fact Sheet 17g – Overtime Salary Basis Requirement https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/17g-overtime-salary
- U.S. Department of Labor Fact Sheet 17a - Exemption for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Computer & Outside Sales Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/17a-overtime
Designed For
Practitioners who advise organizations on payroll processes, overtime considerations, and financial implications of classifying employees as exempt/non-exempt
Original Recording Date
03/2024
Yellow Book
No
Course Developer
MICPA
Date Added to Catalog 02/15/2024
Additional Information
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Official Registry Statement
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Instructional Delivery Method
Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements
Online Registration
Refund/Cancellation Policy
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