Compensable Time & Overtime Rules
January
27
2026
(Tuesday)
Time
10:00 AM PST | 01:00 PM EST
Duration: 90 Minutes
57 Days Left To REGISTER
Id: 210691
Duration: 90 Minutes
57 Days Left To REGISTER
Id: 210691
Instructor
Janette S Levey
Janette S Levey
Overview
This session will help you understand areas such as when you may and may not have to pay employees to get dressed and undressed (known as "donning and doffing" cases); when you do and do not have to pay them for time spent traveling; when you do and do not have to pay them for breaks or on-call time or even time spent breastfeeding, in addition to which employees, may no longer be overtime exempt under the new overtime rules and what you should do to be prepared. By attending this session you can minimize your chances of DOL investigations and/or audits and wage and hour lawsuits.
Areas Covered in the Session
- Understanding who is a covered employer/employee
- Overtime basics
- On-call & waiting time
- Meals, rest and sleeping breaks
- Why or when you have to pay for breastfeeding
- Commuting v local v long-distance travel
- Training time
- Preliminary/postliminary activities
- Recordkeeping requirements
- Practical steps to take in anticipation of the new overtime rule's finalization to stay off the DOL's radar
- The difference between the newly proposed DOL rule on overtime exemptions and the Obama-era proposal
- concerning White collar exemptions, salary basis and more
- How the proposed rule will affect highly compensated employees
- Updates to salaries to keep up with cost of living
- How bonuses will factor into the salary threshold for exemption
Who Will Benefit
- Compensation Officers
- Payroll
- Human Resources
- Senior Managers
- Business Owners
- CFO's
- Controllers
Speaker Profile
Janette S Levey “The Employer’s Lawyer” has over 20 years of legal experience, more than 10 of which she has spent in Employment Law. It was during her tenure as sole in-house counsel for a mid-size staffing company headquartered in Central New Jersey, with operations all over the continental US, that she truly developed her passion for Employment Law.
Janette works with employers on most employment law issues, to ensure that employers are in the best position possible to avoid litigation, audits, employee relations problems, and the attendant, often exorbitant costs. Janette has written articles on many different employment law issues for many publications, including EEO Insight, Staffing Industry Review, @Law, and Chief Legal Officer.
Janette has served on the Workplace Violence Prevention Institute, a multidisciplinary task force dedicated to providing proactive, holistic solutions to employers serious about promoting workplace safety and preventing workplace violence. Janette currently serves as an Advisory Board Member for Child and Family Resources of Morris County, New Jersey.
Janette has also spoken and trained on topics, such as Criminal Background Checks in the Hiring Process, Joint Employment, Severance Arrangements, Addressing and Preventing Employee Leave Abuse, Pre-Employment Screening among many, many others.
Janette works with employers on most employment law issues, to ensure that employers are in the best position possible to avoid litigation, audits, employee relations problems, and the attendant, often exorbitant costs. Janette has written articles on many different employment law issues for many publications, including EEO Insight, Staffing Industry Review, @Law, and Chief Legal Officer.
Janette has served on the Workplace Violence Prevention Institute, a multidisciplinary task force dedicated to providing proactive, holistic solutions to employers serious about promoting workplace safety and preventing workplace violence. Janette currently serves as an Advisory Board Member for Child and Family Resources of Morris County, New Jersey.
Janette has also spoken and trained on topics, such as Criminal Background Checks in the Hiring Process, Joint Employment, Severance Arrangements, Addressing and Preventing Employee Leave Abuse, Pre-Employment Screening among many, many others.
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