Event Details

Presentation:  The Fair Labor Standards Act and The Family Medical Leave Act:  Do You Know What You NEED to Know?

Topics discussed include the following:

--Fair Labor Standards Act: Coverage; Exemptions from Overtime; Hours Worked (including proper timekeeping, totaling of hours); Child Labor Provisions; Common Problems

--Family Medical Leave Act: Who is Covered; Definition of Eligible Employee; Serious Health Condition Determinations; Timelines for Employee Notification; Intermittent Leave – How to Manage/Track; No Fault Attendance Policies under FMLA

Our Speaker: Susan Lang has been with the US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division for 34 years.  The Wage and Hour Division enforces the Fair Labor Standards Act, which includes the federal minimum wage, overtime and child labor provisions.  The Division also enforces the Family and Medical Leave Act, which requires covered employers to provide eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off to care for themselves or a qualified family member.  Susan is a Wichita State University graduate, and a life-long Kansas. She spends her time doing compliance assistance presentations as well as on site investigations of businesses to determine compliance.

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Roundtable Topic:  What questions do you have related to FLSA, FMLA, and/or wage and hour regulations? We will use this to guide our speaker's presentation.

Time and Location: Chapter meetings are held monthly on the second Wednesday of the month at the Robbins Center on the FHSU campus in Hays. Luncheon meetings begin with registration at 11:15 a.m. and the business meeting starting at 11:30 a.m.  The program is held after the business meeting and concludes around 1:00 p.m.

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