Overview
Overtime and minimum wage has been a hot topic for the last several years, legislation almost went into in effect in 2017 but was stopped by several states coming forward with legal action.
But new legislation was released on April 23, 2024 that have updates beginning as soon as July 1, 2024 to the salary thresholds along with additional updates required by 1/1/2025.
This put employers into the situation to make some key decisions on how to handle their exempt workforce. Again, in late November of 2024 a judge in Texas ruled that the DOL over stated its authority and stopped reversed previous changes. Leaving employers to ask what now.
This webinar will be the most up to date based on run date. Many states have also updated their overtime rules that are more generous to employees. This webinar will explain how the balance the federal overtime rules with the state overtime rules. The most up to date Overtime requirements and review legislative attempts to make sure employers have the correct overtime calculation.
Why you should Attend
- Federal and State Minimum wage review to include most up to date changes
- Discussion on how companies should handle minimum wage for states with higher rates then federal
- Current legislative activity and what it means to employers
- Review Federal Overtime Requirements
- Exempt vs non-exempt
- Overtime Concerns
- Regular Rate of Pay why it is important and how to calculate
- State Overtime Requirements
- Details of federal regulation changes and what employers need to do before the July 1, 2024 and how to amend based on Nov 2024 decision
- Impacts of changes to companies and best practices on how to handle them
Areas Covered in the Session
- Minimum Wage
- Legislative Activity
- Federal Overtime Requirements
- Exempt vs non-exempt
- Overtime Concerns
- Regular Rate of Pay
- State Overtime Requirements
- State by State Review
- Best Practices
Who Will Benefit
- Payroll and Tax Professionals
- HR Professionals
Speaker Profile
Dayna Reum ,CPP, FPC is currently the Director of Payroll Operations at a major medical center in Chicago. Dayna has been heavily involved in the payroll field for over 17 years. Starting as a payroll clerk at a small Tucson company, Dayna moved on to be a Payroll Team Leader at Honeywell Inc. During Dayna’s time at Honeywell she obtained her FPC (Fundamental Payroll Certification) through the American Payroll Association. She also received several merit awards for Customer Service and Acquisitions and Divestitures. Dayna is no stranger to teaching she has taught at the Metro Phoenix American Payroll Association meetings and at the Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Illinois State Payroll Conferences. Topics include Payroll Basics, Global/Cultural Awareness, Immigration Basics for the Payroll Professional, Multi-State and Local Taxation and Quality Control for Payroll, and International and Canadian payroll.
Dayna has her CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) through the APA. She also serves on the National American Payroll Association on the National Strategic Leadership Task Force, Government Affairs Task Force (PA Local tax subcommittee). Dayna has received a Citation of Merit for her service along with being a Gold Pin member of the APA. Besides her payroll accomplishments, Dayna is certified in HR hiring and firing practices and is a Six-Sigma Greenbelt.
Instructor
Dayna J. Reum