8:00 a.m.            
Registration and Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m.           
Welcome and Legislative Update
John Cox, Director of Public Affairs, Kentucky Chamber
 
9:00 a.m.
Top 10 Wage and Hour Cases and Lessons Learned
LaToi D. Mayo, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson P.C.
Kellan Coffey, Associate, Littler Mendelson P.C.

This fast-faced, special session provides a unique opportunity to understand the latest court cases, legislative and regulatory activity, and crucial developments that will affect your workplace and your responsibilities. We will guide you through the maze of new developments and prepare you for the challenges ahead.

10:45 a.m.  
Calculating Overtime for Hourly Workers
LaToi D. Mayo, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson P.C.
Jessica Wimsatt, Associate, Littler Mendelson P.C.

Employees may now be entitled to premiums for meal, rest and heat recovery periods at the regular rate of pay rather than the base rate, as used by most employers. Other “remote” activities may also be compensable and included in hours work for overtime calculations. In ideal circumstances, an employer’s payroll software is already calculating the regular rate of pay correctly for overtime purposes, and that rate now needs to be used when calculating premiums for each meal, rest and heat recovery period that was not provided. This impacts not only the week in which the premium is paid, but also there may be additional pay adjustments required to account for any later paid compensation to a non-exempt employee. Significantly, new case rulings may impact employers who may now face liability for previous practices of paying premiums at the base rate of pay. This session will cover the impact of recent court’s decisions moving forward and on past practices given the retroactive impact. We will also address what should be accounted for in the regular rate and the impact of paying flat sum bonuses. 

12:15 p.m.          
Lunch

1:15 p.m.
Top 10 Wage and Hour Compliance Traps
Jay Inman, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson P.C.
Michael LaCourse, Associate, Littler Mendelson P.C.

Wage and hour law is never static. It’s in a constant state of uncertainty. Every day, decades-old statutes are being reinterpreted in real time, industry practices are being questioned by plaintiffs’ lawyers, and new technologies and business models are redefining conventional notions of what constitutes “employment.” We will use a top-10 format to outline the most notable wage and hour compliance traps, including compliance for a remote workforce, calculating overtime for hourly workers, “wandering worker” challenges, and so much more. You will leave with a better understanding on how to develop strategic solutions and implement practical measures that will benefit and sustain your workforce, ensure compliance, and reduce risk.           

2:30 p.m.
RoundTable Q&A with Audience
Amanda Combs, Associate, Littler Mendelson P.C.
Kellan Coffey, Associate, Littler Mendelson P.C.
Jay Inman, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson P.C.
Michael LaCourse, Associate, Littler Mendelson P.C.
Jessica Wimsatt, Associate, Littler Mendelson P.C.

We will provide a highly engaging discussion and explore practical out-of-the-box approaches to address challenges you have faced. They will share ideas and strategies that haven proven successful. This program will be a casual forum for you to interact and ask questions. Topics to be discussed at the roundtable include:
•    OSHA ETA rules
•    Other COVID issues
•    Calculating travel time
•    Safety rules

4:00 p.m.
Kentucky Wage and Hour Update adjourns