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Friday, March 28, 2014

Breakfast and Registration: 8:00 &nda= sh; 8:30 a.m.
Seminar: 8:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Crowne Plaza Houston Rive= r Oaks

2712 Southwest Fwy
Houston, TX 7= 7098

Speakers: Charles Wi= lson and David Barron

Wage and hour class action litigation continu= es to outpace all other types of workplace class actions facing today&r= squo;s employers. Increasingly, sophisticated plaintiffs’ lawyers= are using creative means to launch such cases before court ordered inv= itations can be mailed to employees. However, a number of recent court = decisions, including the D.R. Horton case, can be used to prot= ect employers from undue exposure. This briefing will explore recent tr= ends in wage and hour class action litigation and effective strategies,= including arbitration agreements, available to employers to reduce or = eliminate their wage and hour class action exposure.

In addition, this seminar will p= rovide a checklist of areas which should be included in every company&r= squo;s wage and hour compliance audit, including:
    • Proper classification of exem= pt employees
    • Preventing off the clock work=
    • Avoiding improper deductions = from salaried employees
    • Compliance with the Texas Pay= day Act
    • Important employee handbook p= olicies governing payroll and overtime

$40.00 Regist= ration Fee which includes valet parking.

2.0 hours of CLE – State Bar of Texas
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