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 home work 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
