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Wage and Hour Audits 101: 
Preparing for Audits and Preventing Them in the First Place

Presented on Thursday, December 3, 2009
Our December wage and hour webinar focused on how you should prepare for a wage and hour audit and, perhaps more importantly, how to prevent an audit in the first place.  

If you missed this session, you can listen to the recorded webinar here. 

Cutting Costs Without Violating Wage and Hour Law

As employers try to do more work with fewer employees, implement furloughs or reduced schedules, and contemplate combining job functions, we would like to remind our clients and friends of some important guidance to ensure that your company does not run afoul of wage-and-hour regulations.

Learn the answers to frequently asked questions as we share important insight into these issues — without leaving your desk!

Click here to view this recorded program.

If you missed our recent Employment Relations Seminar:  The Changing Landscape of Labor and Employment Law, that was held on Monday, May 4, 2009 in Columbus, we invite you to download a copy of our materials from the program here.

Webinar Recording: 
COBRA Premium Subsidy: Action Steps Required to Avoid Problems

Under the recent economic stimulus act, virtually every employer that maintains a health plan, including small employers that are not subject to federal COBRA rules but are subject to a state law continuation of medical coverage requirement, must comply with new COBRA premium subsidy rules. Potentially eligible individuals must be identified and notices must be distributed by April 18, 2009.

It is critical that employers understand the requirements and steps that are needed given the following:

• the immediate cash flow demand on many employers;
• the discretion that has been granted to the Department of Labor to hear appeals;
• the ongoing and extensive documentation requirements and risk of audit; and
• the substantial penalties for failure to comply.

Ann Caresani, Mike Underwood and Jim Prior from Porter Wright, along with Sean Kelley from BGS Associates discussed the impact of the stimulus on COBRA on April 1, 2009. 

If you were unable to participate in the webinar, we invite you to listen to the recording by clicking on the link below.  We hope you find it helpful.

Webinar Recording: 
COBRA Premium Subsidy: Action Steps Required to Avoid Problems

If you missed our recent seminar:  "Understanding the Changes to the ADA and FMLA:  New Hurdles for Employers," which was held on Wednesday, January 14, 2009, we invite you to listen in to the audio from this panel discussion. We hope you find it helpful.

Seminar Audio Recording: 
Understanding the Changes to the ADA and FMLA:  New Hurdles for Employers.
(please note that this is a live recording of the two-hour presentation)

The FMLA portion of this panel discussion was presented by Brian Hall and Marc Fleischauer and the ADA portion was presented by Christy Pate and Dave Croall. 

A copy of the slides and handouts from this presentation are available here (PDF).

In December, we hosted a series of briefing sessions for our clients and friends on the dramatic changes in store for employers.  We discussed the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) and what steps employers should take now to protect themselves from the different playing field that this new law would offer unions.  We discussed other expected changes from President Obama and his administration, including federally mandated paid sick time.  We also discussed the difficult decisions that employers are facing how to effectively manage a reduction-in-force in these difficult economic times.

If you were unable to attend one of these sessions, we invite you to listen to the webinar recording.  We hope you find it helpful.

Webinar Recording: 
Workplace Impact of 2008 Presidential and Congressional Elections:  Dramatic Changes Ahead 

presented by Mike Underwood and Jenni Edwards on December 16, 2008.