Employer Resource Institute Audio Conference

Tuesday, December 9, 2008
10:30 a.m. to Noon (Pacific)

Order Option       Price   1. Live Conference       $219       2. Live Conference + CD Recording       $269       3. CD Recording Only       $219

We all have a general idea of who an executive is: Someone in management who renders strategic decisions that affect the organization. But does the general perception of an executive meet the definition of the one under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act or California's Labor Code?

Wrongly classifying a worker as exempt from overtime can have serious ramifications for your organization, including having to make big payouts for back pay and attorneys' fees if you're found to be in violation of state or federal law.

Join us on Dec. 9 for an in-depth audio conference all about the requirements of the executive exemption, the most common mistakes employers make with regard to the exemption, how to tell if you're correctly applying the salary level and duties test, and more. Our experts—both experienced California employment law attorneys—will cover:

• How to avoid the most common mistakes made by California employers when classifying executive employees
• How to correctly apply the salary level and duties tests to your executive workers
• Whether executive employees must have sole discretion to hire and fire workers in order to qualify for exempt status
• What it means for a worker to "exercise discretion and independent judgment"
• How to review your executive-level job classifications and descriptions for red flags that could mean classification errors
• The recordkeeping techniques you can use to defend your exemptions for executive employees
• The safest ways to fix executive exemption classification errors - without triggering DLSE audits and employee claims

About Your Speakers:

Laura Innes, Esq., is a partner at the law firm of Simpson, Garrity & Innes, PC in South San Francisco. Innes is engaged exclusively in the practice of labor and employment law. She routinely counsels employers regarding HR issues and has conducted extensive in-house training programs in regard to general employment law, prevailing wage, affirmative action and equal employment opportunity policies and programs.

Marc Jacuzzi, Esq., is a partner at the law firm of Simpson, Garrity & Innes, PC in South San Francisco. Jacuzzi provides representation and counseling for employers in employment law. He also conducts in-house training programs for employers on a number of employment law topics.

Approved for Recertification Credit

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). This program is also a California-specific continuing education activity for PHR-CA and SPHR-CA recertification. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HRCI's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

The Employer Resource Institute is an approved MCLE Multiple Activity Provider, and this program has been approved for 1.5 hours of MCLE credit by the State Bar of California. For more information, please contact our customer service department at (800) 695-7178.

Bonus Offer

As an additional benefit, you will receive a no-risk trial subscription to California Employer Advisor when you register for this Audio Conference (or purchase a CD recording). You will receive 3 evaluation issues. If you want to continue to receive the newsletter, simply pay the invoice you will receive in the mail. If you decide the newsletter isn't for you, just write cancel on the invoice and return it. You will owe nothing, and all issues you receive are yours to keep. As with all ERI products, your satisfaction is guaranteed 100%. (Offer good for new subscribers only.)

How Do Audio Conferences Work?

An Audio Conference is remarkably cost-effective and convenient. You participate from your office using a regular telephone. You have no travel costs and no out-of-office time.

Plus, for one low price you can get as many people in your office to participate as you can fit around a speakerphone.

Because the conference is live, you can ask the speakers questions' either on the phone or via e-mail.

With your registration, you also receive conference materials with additional practical information from Employer Resource Institute sent to you via e-mail shortly before the conference.

Why You Can Sign Up To Attend This Event with Confidence

As with all Employer Resource Institute products, you're completely protected. If for any reason you are unsatisfied with this Audio Conference, simply let us know and we will return your entire registration fee.