HR Hero Audio Conference on CD and Streaming Audio
Smartphones and Overtime: Policy Essentials for the 24/7 Workweek
Michael A. Kalish and Amy J. Traub

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With the proliferation of BlackBerry® smartphones and other wireless devices being used by workers after hours, employers now face an even greater threat of overtime lawsuits. How do you tell when an employee is on or off the clock? Does checking a work-related e-mail constitute overtime? Where do you draw the line?

Learn how to keep your employees' favorite gizmos from landing your organization in legal peril by participating in the all-new HR Hero audio conference, Smartphones and Overtime: Policy Essentials for the 24/7 Workweek.

In just 90 minutes, experienced employment law attorneys will show you how your organization can take advantage of high-tech wireless devices to increase productivity -- without risking a lawsuit. In just 90 minutes, we'll cover:

• The real legal risks of having nonexempt employees using PDAs and other wireless devices after clocking out
• How high-tech devices are now influencing employer policies. For example, ABC News briefly took back BlackBerry® smartphones issued to writers after the union raised questions about unpaid time.
• Legally-sound practices when issuing BlackBerry® smartphones, cell phones, laptops, and other devices to nonexempts for use after hours
• If your employees are using wireless devices to check work e-mail for only a few minutes at a time, is that considered de minimis and therefore not a problem? You'll learn what the law says and how nonexempts should be instructed and trained on reporting their time.
• What every employer should take into consideration when writing policies on the use of high-tech devices during off hours, including the essential elements that should be included in your policies.
• Practical ways of staying in compliance with time reporting rules. For example, when using a time clock to track hours, how should employers track the time an employee works without having access to the time clock? (The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued an opinion letter that stated paper time sheets should suffice for employees taking mandatory online training on their home computers.)
• What are the overtime implications for on-call employees?
• In addition to hazards involving nonexempt workers, what about exempt employees? If the employee works more than a de minimis amount of time without getting paid, the exemption could be at risk.
  

Smartphones and Overtime: Policy Essentials for the 24/7 Workweek is just $227. or call (800) 274-6774 You risk nothing by purchasing because we will refund every penny, no questions asked, if you are in any way dissatisfied with this HR Hero audio seminar on CD and streaming audio.



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Because Smartphones and Overtime: Policy Essentials for the 24/7 Workweek is an audio seminar on CD you enjoy:

• Fast, convenient learning without any out-of-office time lost.
• No travel-related expenses or complications.
• The perfect way to train as many employees as you like.

About Your Guest Speakers, Michael A. Kalish and Amy J. Traub   Michael A. Kalish is a Member of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. in the labor and employment practice group in the New York office. He counsels public and private sector employers in a variety of matters, including compliance with federal and state labor and employment laws, and litigates discrimination, sexual harassment, noncompetition, employee benefits, and wrongful termination cases. Mr. Kalish speaks frequently at conferences and before business groups on current employment topics, including sexual harassment, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). He is also a member of the adjunct faculty of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, where he teaches courses in its Human Resources and the Law Program. Mr. Kalish has been a guest on various television shows discussing labor and employment law issues, and is editor of the New York Employment Law Letter. He has first-chaired jury and bench trials, conducted numerous arbitrations, and argued appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He also is experienced in class actions and injunction proceedings. Many of his cases have resulted in published decisions, and involved such issues as employment discrimination, ERISA, and WARN.   Amy J. Traub is an associate at the New York office of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., in the labor and employment practice. She provides advice and counsel to employers on a wide variety of employment-related issues, including discrimination/retaliation in the workplace, wage and hour law, employee leaves of absence, and general employment policies and procedures. She represents employers in federal and state court on issues involving discrimination, harassment, and other employment-related laws, including state and federal whistleblower statutes, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and related state and city laws.

 


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How does an Audio Conference on CD and streaming audio work?

An HR Hero Audio Conference on CD is a previously-recorded seminar that you listen to on your computer, auto, or home CD player. With each event focusing on one area of employment law, you can quickly catch up on the latest developments in employment law and HR issues, as your schedule permits. Plus, you get access to the seminar material downloads.

Quick: Depending on the topic, each HR Hero Audio Conference recording normally ranges from an hour to 90 minutes.

Convenient: Listen at your own convenience, print the conference materials, and share the CD with others in your department. You can listen to the audio stream immediately or as often as you like for 30 days.

Expert: The HR Hero Audio Conference presenters are nationally known employment attorneys or HR experts. They quickly and concisely explain what you really need to know about the topic.

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Smartphones and Overtime: Policy Essentials for the 24/7 Workweek is $227.

or call (800) 274-6774




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