A 3-Part Series, "Misclassification of Employees" presented by
Sharon P. Stiller of Abrams Fensterman on the following dates from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. at 7 Linden Park, Rochester, NY 14625
Workshop 1 -
June 1st
Overview of the issues of misclassification of workers
- Employee v. independent contractor
- Exempt v. non-exempt
- Differences between federal and state law
- Misclassification task force and what has happened with it
- Procedural process of a labor department claim
Workshop 2 -
June 22nd
Misclassifying employees as independent contractors
- What is an employee and what is an independent contractor
- Examples from the case law
- Thing to think about in determining classification as a contractor
- Contract - should you have one and will it protect you?
- Pitfalls and problems?
- What do you do if you're doing it wrong?
Workshop 3 -
July 13th
Misclassifying employees as exempt
- What does it mean to be an exempt employee
- Examples from the case law
- Department of Labor Fact Sheets
- Duties tests
- Salaried basis test
- Difference between state and federal law
- Problems and pitfalls
- What do you do if you're doing it wrong
