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FLSA Rules, Regulations, and Classification Standards
Credits - CEU 0.1 CPE 1.5
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) impacts millions of employees. A single mistake in classification or overtime calculations can expose your organization to costly back pay, penalties, and lawsuits. This five-part, on-demand course gives you practical guidance to navigate FLSA rules with confidence, especially around the HR “hot spots” that trip up even experienced teams. Across five focused modules, you’ll learn how the FLSA governs minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping, and child labor standards, with a clear emphasis on exempt vs. nonexempt classification. You’ll walk through how to apply the salary level, salary basis, and duties tests, understand how highly compensated employees are evaluated, and distinguish common categories like “white collar” and “blue collar.” You’ll also cover real-world pay scenarios, such as overtime when holidays fall during a workweek, how pay frequency affects calculations, and how commission-based roles fit into classification decisions. You’ll finish with a straightforward approach for conducting an internal audit to identify risk areas and correct common errors before they become expensive problems. Ideal for HR, managers, supervisors, and business owners responsible for wage and hour compliance.
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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) affects more than 90 million American workers. This federal law regulates a number of areas of wage and hour law, including minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards requirements for both employers and employees. Are you certain that you are correctly classifying your employees and interpreting all aspects of the law correctly?
With all of the rules and regulations involved, specifically with exempt and nonexempt employee classifications, the FLSA is one of HR's trickiest fields to navigate. Many organizations struggle with employee classification standards and are even further confused by what criteria are used to determine the appropriate classification. Is the employee salaried or hourly? What are the employee's job duties and job title? Are other specifics involved? Make even one mistake administering FLSA, and you could be putting your company at risk.
Can you confidently answer the following questions?
- What types of set standards and rules help classify nonexempt employees?
- Which employees are provided an exemption from minimum wage and overtime provisions?
- How should the salary level, salary basis, and job duty tests be applied to your employees to determine classifications?
- Are highly compensated employees classified differently than typical employees?
- What is the difference between blue collar employee and white collar employee classifications?
- Does pay frequency affect how overtime calculations are determined?
- How is overtime pay calculated when a holiday falls during the week?
- How are commission-based employees classified?
If you answered “I'm not sure” or “I don't know” to even one question, you are putting your organization at risk every day. The number of FLSA lawsuits has been rapidly increasing over the last several years. Many major companies have had to pay millions of dollars in back pay and penalties for misclassification charges. Don't let the same thing happen to you!
Attend this 1-hour webinar and learn practical guidelines for correctly classifying employees, as well as rules for overtime pay and holiday pay. We'll also show you how to conduct an internal audit that targets FLSA hot spots and look at common classification errors and how to avoid them.
Don't spend another day arbitrarily classifying employees or being unsure of the decisions you're making. The crucial information provided in this 1-hour webinar will give you the knowledge and know-how to ensure your company is protected and legally compliant. Register today for training you — and your organization — can't afford to miss!
- What types of set standards and rules help classify nonexempt employees?
- Which employees are provided an exemption from minimum wage and overtime provisions?
- How should the salary level, salary basis, and job duty tests be applied to your employees to determine classifications?
- Are highly compensated employees classified differently than typical employees?
- What is the difference between blue collar employee and white collar employee classifications?
- Does pay frequency affect how overtime calculations are determined?
- How is overtime pay calculated when a holiday falls during the week?
- How are commission-based employees classified?
HR professionals, employer representatives, managers and supervisors, small business owners, and anyone who is involved with administering FLSA or needs a greater understanding of the law!