As a new year dawns, many HR professionals and employers are still struggling to digest the latest wave of new federal employment-related laws and regulations. These changes affect everything from how you keep personnel records and offer healthcare benefits to how you pay your workers and maintain your retirement plans.
How soon will federal officials increase the current national minimum wage? Will you run afoul of new e-mail storage rules that could expose you to significant legal risks if you don’t know the details and follow them to the letter? Do you understand how the new EEO-1 form will affect the way you classify your employees? Have you made plans yet for the impact of the new Health Savings Account(HSA) changes? Will the Pension Protection Act change your retirement benefits in ways that could upset your employees?
Our experts explain, in plain English, the new federal laws and regulations governing employment issues in 2007. You’ll learn how to gauge the impact of these new rules on your workplace, and how to take immediate steps to ensure that you’re complying as required. And, you’ll have the chance to ask our expert speakers questions (by email or over the phone), so that you can find out how to protect your organization against the legal risks and liabilities specific to you.
YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES WILL LEARN:
- How to prepare for expected changes in federal minimum wage levels
- The impact of new rules governing HSAs on your employee benefit programs
- The steps you should take in 2007 to comply with new regulations based on amendments to the Immigration Reform Act
- Why the Pension Protection Act may affect your workers’ retirement benefits
- The best ways to classify your supervisors and front-line employees to prepare for the new EEO-1 changes
- Why you should adopt new email storage and Internet usage policies to protect yourself against legal claims
This conference was recorded on Wednesday, January 24, 2007
About Your Speaker:
Brent L. Wilson, Esq., is a partner at the Atlanta, Georgia law firm of Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson. He defends employers in employment-related litigation and labor matters and counsels them proactively regarding day-to-day human resources issues. Also, he is a frequent speaker on employment law and labor relations topics and an adjunct professor at the Emory University School of Law. He earned his law degree from the University of Georgia.
