Managing Wage and Hour Risks 2012

Squire Sanders is pleased to host a live webcast of the Practicing Law Institute’s (PLI) “Managing Wage and Hour Risks 2012” in our Cleveland office on February 13. Wage and hour claims under federal and state laws continue to hit record levels. In the federal courts alone, Fair Labor Standards Act case filings have nearly doubled over the past five years. Counsel responsible for wage and hour matters must understand how to identify and anticipate wage and hour risks so that they can manage those risks through compliance programs, responses to early warning signs, cost-effective defense of wage and hour investigations and litigation, alternative dispute resolution and innovative structures for settlements. This program will provide a comprehensive review of wage and hour risks including:

• An overview of wage and hour enforcement and regulatory initiatives presented by the Solicitor of the US Department of Labor
• Jury trial of wage and hour claims
• Principal sources of wage and hour claims under federal and state laws
• Development and implementation of compliance programs and “first alert” procedures
• Latest developments on exempt status, off-the-clock work, preliminary and postliminary periods, overtime, minimum wage and state law wage requirements
• Requiring alternative dispute resolution for wage and hour claims, particularly as affected by the Supreme Court’s recent decision in ATT Mobility v. Concepcion
• Managing wage and hour investigations including increased enforcement activity by the US Department of Labor
• Managing wage and hour litigation, including the latest developments on discovery, class certification, hybrid cases and dispositive motions
• Structuring settlements in pre-litigation and to resolve litigation

This seminar is approved for 6.25 Ohio CLE hours including 1.0 hour of ethics.

There is a cost for attending this program. Please contact for cost and registration information.