HR Legal Update for Employers with Mindi Wells

October 5, 2021

Have you kept up with the changes to HR laws and requirements of employers happening this year? Don't worry if you haven't - we have! Uninformed decisions can be costly. In this fast-paced and informative session, employment attorney Mindi Wells will discuss recent changes to workplace laws and provide you with a roadmap on what to do next to minimize risks to your organization. The discussion may include topics such as minimum wage and salary exemption, worker classification: employee vs. contractor, undocumented workers and the I-9 form, COVID-19 laws, paid leave, medical marijuana, harassment prevention, employee posters and employee handbook updates for 2021.

3:31 Quiz on current knowledge of HR and COVID

7:50 Wage and hour laws

11:34 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

17:47 Calculating overtime and audits.

25:29 Classification of employee: Employee vs Independent Contractor

32:30 Minimum wage. Wage and Hour Division of Labor

34:25 Wage and Hour Division and Violations

40:08 I-9 Documented Workers

46:16 Covid-19 Laws

50:09 Medical and Recreational Marijuana

51:05 Protecting Right to Organize (PRO) Act

54:45 Takeaways and what you can do about HR.

1:01:24 Importance of legal advisors so you can focus on your business.


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