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Wage & Hour Regulations in California: How to Comply with Overtime and New Break Period Rules and Avoid Explosive Lawsuits

Wage and hour mistakes continue to cost California employers huge sums in jury verdicts, attorneys fees, settlements, and back wages. Consider these recent examples: • A California video game retailer agreed to pay $950,000 to settle a lawsuit charging the company misclassified managers as exempt from overtime. • Two California employers paid tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars to settle worker allegations that the employers didnt follow meal period rules. Plus, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) has just issued revised proposed meal and rest period regulations. The new regulations are good news for employers, but you still need to follow them carefully to avoid getting hit with overtime claims for missed breaks. To help you stay in compliance, California Employer Advisor has brought together a distinguished panel of speakersincluding a former California Labor Commissionerto give you the information you need to comply with wage and hour laws in California. Join us on Tuesday, May 17. You and your collegues will learn: • The latest trends in wage and hour lawsuits • The common mistakes that land California employers in court • How to comply with whitecollar overtime exemption rules • The risks employers face under SB 796, the "bounty hunter law" • The rules on pay docking that cause employers the most headaches • How to stay out of trouble with meal and rest periods • When the federal FLSA applies to California employers About your speakers: LLOYD W. AUBRY, JR., practices in the San Francisco office of Morrison & Foerster. His practice encompasses all aspects of employment and labor law, including litigation and counseling. He represents public and private clients in a variety of matters relating to employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, wage and hour law, safety and health issues, and National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) issues. A significant part of his practice involves expert testimony and consulting on issues relating to the California Department of Industrial Relations and the U.S. Department of Labor. Mr. Aubry recently published an article in HR Advisor (March/April 2005, Vol. 11, No. 2) entitled "How to Conduct a Wage and Hour Audit for Exemptions to Overtime Laws." Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, Mr. Aubry served as the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Heearned his B.A. from Stanford University and his J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law. KATHRYN DAVIS practices in the San Francisco office of Morrison & Foerster. Her practice focuses on all aspects of labor and employment law. She is the author of "Banner, Rats, and Other Inflatable Toys: Do They Constitute Picket Activity? Do They Violate Section 8(b)(4)?" and "Are Your Computer Professionals Really Exempt?" Ms. Davis has lectured on a variety of topics, including how to conduct an internal wage and hour audit and wage and hour fundamentals. She earned her B.A. from St. Marys College and her J.D. from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific. In 90 minutes our experts will make clear the steps to take to be confident that your organization is safely in compliance.

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