A Guide to Wage and Hour Compliance in 2007: Cutting-Edge Strategies from the Nation’s Top Experts

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Wage and hour class actions have emerged as one of the most significant employment law trends of this decade. They now outnumber all other employment class actions combined. And with more than 80% of employers out of compliance with federal and state laws, this trend will continue.

During this informative 1-hour webinar, you will have direct access to two of the country’s most recognized experts in wage and hour compliance.

During the live, interactive webinar, attendees will have the opportunity to have their specific questions answered from the nation’s pre-eminent experts on wage and hour compliance.

Presenters

Tammy D. McCutchen

Ms. McCutchen represents and counsels management clients in connection with all types of labor and employment matters arising under federal and state law. As a former Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, Ms. McCutchen is a leading authority on federal and state wage and hour law. She focuses her practice on auditing and correcting wage and hour compliance issues She assists clients to implement compliance programs designed to avoid wage and hour disputes and lower potential litigation liabilities. In addition, Ms. McCutchen represents and counsels clients on the Family and Medical Leave Act, reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, federal and state discrimination laws, and the affirmative action and prevailing wage requirements for government contractors. Ms. McCutchen represents clients before state and federal courts, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, and state agencies.

As Administrator of the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division from 2001 to 2004, Ms. McCutchen was responsible for enforcing some of the country’s most comprehensive labor laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Davis-Bacon Act. She managed an annual budget of $160 million and 1,400 employees, represented by two unions, in more than 250 offices across the country. Ms. McCutchen was a primary architect of the first major changes to the DOL overtime regulations in 50 years. Under her leadership, the DOL increased enforcement by 60% while in two years, collecting more than $212 million in back wages for 342,000 employees in 2003.

Before her work at the Department of Labor, Ms. McCutchen was Senior Counsel at Hershey Foods Corporation, where she provided counseling on labor and employment matters involving Hershey’s employees at corporate headquarters, field sales offices, and manufacturing plants located in the United States, Canada and Mexico. She was responsible for managing employment litigation, advising Hershey on collective bargaining and labor arbitration issues, managing the preparation and implementation of Hershey’s Affirmative Action Plans, providing assistance to Hershey’s Diversity Council, and conducting training for managers on recognizing and responding to discriminatory harassment. Following law school, Ms. McCutchen clerked for Judge Daniel A. Manion on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and practice law in Chicago for eight years.

Ms. McCutchen was ranked in the 2006 edition of Chambers USA: American’s Leading Lawyers for Business annual as a leading employment attorney in the District of Columbia.

Lisa Schreter, Esq.

Ms. Schreter represents and counsels management clients in connection with all types of labor and employment matters arising under federal and state law. Ms. Schreter regularly appears before federal and state agencies and courts in various wage related and equal employment disputes. She has argued appeals in the United States Circuit Courts including the Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits. In each of these cases, the Courts affirmed the lower court's decision for the Defendants. Ms. Schreter concentrates in representing employers in complex class and collective actions involving overtime and other wage-related claims. Her practice also specializes in assisting employers in developing forward thinking compliance measures designed to reduce wage and hour disputes.

Ms. Schreter has represented management in employment discrimination and wage-related matters since 1991. Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Schreter was a human resource executive with extensive experience in wage-hour issues, employee relations, salary and benefit administration, and general employment matters.

Shanti Atkins, Esq.

Shanti Atkins, Esq. is the President & CEO of ELT, which specializes in online legal compliance training. Shanti has advised hundreds of companies on strategic risk management initiatives, with a special focus on discrimination prevention and ethics. ELT has served more than 800 clients and 2,000,000 end users.

Shanti has been interviewed and quoted on legal compliance issues in a variety of media outlets, including Fox News, Fortune Small Business Magazine, CNET.com, MSNBC, CNBC, The Recorder, The San Francisco Chronicle, Compliance Pipeline, Compliance Reporter, Business Insurance, SHRM Legal Report and Wired News.

Shanti received her Masters of Law (LL.M.) from Harvard University, specializing in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and corporate risk management. She received her J.D. from Queen's University (Canada) and her B.A. (Film) from Queen's University (Canada).

Every week, Shanti posts her comments and thoughts on the latest trends and developments in compliance training to her blog, www.HarassmentTraining.com.

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