Audio Conferences

  July 23, 2008 at 02:00PM ET

U.S. Wage and Hour law has recently undergone the most sweeping changes in a decade! Maintaining compliance became even more challenging since virtually every state made changes to their own Wage and Hour laws. These changes bring a host of situations where costly errors can affect your company—and you!

Make sure you know how to handle all wage-hour requirements correctly and protect your company from risk. Join renowned payroll expert Vicki M. Lambert to find out what HR and payroll professionals need to know about these issues. This information packed, 90 minute presentation will give you the facts you need for compliance with:

• The new Federal Minimum Wage and its effect on federal and state minimum wage laws, that include:
• New state rates that are tied to the federal law
• New creditor garnishment tables
• Tip credit changes
• Youth minimum wage (training wage
• Board and lodging credits
• Living wage rates-Private Sector

• Defining the legal work week and work day
• Calculating overtime: the basics of calculating overtime correctly
• What is regular rate of pay?
• What is hours worked?
• Posting requirements
• Meal and rest periods
• White collar exemptions:
• Who is and who is not exempt
• What is salary basis?

• State requirements
• State and Local wage rates
• Statements and payday notices
• Frequency of wage payments
• Method of payment
• Paying terminated employees

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Vicki M. Lambert, CPP

Vicki M. Lambert, CPP, Certified Payroll Manager is President and Academic Director of Vicki M. Lambert, LLC a firm specializing in payroll education and training. Ms. Lambert has a Bachelor’s degree, Magna Cum Laude in Business Administration and is a Certified Payroll Professional with over 29 years of multi-state payroll experience.

Ms. Lambert has lectured extensively throughout the United States on payroll administration and compliance issues for clients that include ADP, CCH Incorporated, Ceridian Employer Services, Fox Studios, County of Riverside, Sun Microsystems and others. She has authored, co-authored or edited numerous payroll publications and newsletters.

Ms. Lambert is also the host of “Politically Payroll” a radio program that explores and highlights the importance and vitality of the payroll function within the realms of politics, business and peoples everyday lives. The program is broadcast on KLAV 1230AM in Las Vegas, Nevada and can also be accessed on the internet at www.klav1230am.com.