Description:

The U.S. DOL recently issued a field assistance bulletin in which they clarify the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to nonexempt remote workers and clarify the Family and Medical Leave Act's hours-of-service eligibility requirement for remote workers. This informative new webinar will provide an in-depth review of the DOL's new Clarification of FLSA and FMLA's application for remote workers and other important telecommuting issues for HR to be aware of

What You Will Learn:

• What the DOL made clear in their field assistance bulletin regarding how the FLSA applies to non-exempt remote workers
• Strategies for ensuring FLSA compliance when employees work remotely.
• Whether you must provide telecommuting as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA
• Could you be subject to discrimination claims if you allow some to telecommute but deny that option to other employees?
• What steps to use to protect your organization when a remote employee is injured at home
• Do employers need to ensure that homework stations are set up in accordance with OSHA requirements?
• Best strategies to handle FMLA requests for employees who work remotely.
• Best practices and procedures when employees telecommute such as having a telecommuting policy, application and agreement.
• And much more....

Who Should Attend:

• HR Professionals
• Directors
• Presidents
• Owners
• Managers