The Department of Labor Exempt wage rate change is forcing businesses to see what they have been doing incorrectly for years. Getting existing employees in line with the new exempt rate or non-exempt hourly pay is simple math. Writing/Rewriting handbooks and benefit plans, correcting current misclassifications, and dealing with the reclassification of existing employees to non-exempt are the bigger and potentially more costly issues. We will discuss:

• how to determine pay rates and stay within budget.
• the Duties Test for Exempt positions that many employers choose to ignore.
• how to write handbooks/policies/benefits to better stay within the new laws.
• how to explain the new rules to the employees being affected.

The sky isn’t falling as many would have you believe. Learn the rules and how they affect employment classification. The number one rule in Human Resources/Business- Keep it simple! If we don’t understand it, the employees surely won’t!

About Doug Pepin:
Doug holds a B.A. in Business with emphasis on Human Resources. He has a progressive 28 year track-record in Human Resources Management. His experience is in union and non-union Manufacturing, union and non-union Transportation, Healthcare and Service industries.  In 2014 he followed his passion and began consulting with business owners who want to achieve business compliance and improve the well-being of their human capital.

About Jeanne Anderson:  
Since 1985 Jeanne M. Anderson, Attorney at Law, and owner of Anderson Legal Services PLLC, has represented individuals and small business owners in legal matters involving Business Law, including Employment Law, establishing and managing LLCs, S Corporations, and Nonprofit Corporations, Federal Tax Exemption Applications with IRS, Buying and Selling Businesses with Stock and Asset Purchase Agreements, Buy-Sell Agreements, Employment and other business  Contracts, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, Bankruptcy along with Estate Planning,  Wills, Revocable Trusts, Contingent Trusts For Children, Power of Attorney documents, Health Care Directives, Gifting and other Estate Planning, Residential and Commercial Real Estate including For Sale By Owner, Leases, Purchase Agreements, and Deeds, and Personal Injury Matters.

Ms. Anderson is licensed to practice law in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, and is a member of both State Bar Associations.  She is also licensed to practice in Federal Court in the District of Minnesota.

Please Note:  The room number is: E2561.  Century College is just north of I-694 and Century.  The entrance is on the north side of the horseshoe road that circles the parking area. There are visitor parking spots. The entrance has two ramps.  Take the ramp on the left that leads to the 2nd floor entrance. The room we are in is to the left of the entrance/eating area.