Thursday, September 23, 2010

Time: 1:30 pm ET (12:30 pm CT, 11:30 am MT, 10:30 am PT)

Length: 90 minutes

Registration - Session Only: $198.00

Registration - Session Plus CD: $289.00

As technology advances, more employers are exploring and offering telecommuting to both reduce costs and provide flexible work options to employees. Although there are many benefits to working off-site for both employer and employee, there are also many pitfalls if compliance with employment laws is not maintained.

While federal, state and local laws are no different for telecommuters, their application to  telecommuters raises many questions such as: 

• What type of injuries are telecommuters covered for under Worker’s Compensation? 
• Who is responsible for providing a safe work environment and complying with OSHA’s safety guidelines?
• As the employer, do you have Worker’s Compensation Insurance coverage in the right states for all of your telecommuting employees?
• How do you track time for telecommuting  employees? 
• What is the employer’s obligation to ensure that time and other work records are accurate?   Are required breaks taken and undisturbed? 
• Who pays for which business expense?
• Must the company pay for travel time to the office or business meetings?
• Is the worker an employee or independent contractor?
• Workplace violence – where does the employer’s liability stop? 
• How does an employer enforce policies when the employee is out of sight – attendance, file maintenance, hours, postings on the bulletin board, and the like?
• Can management maintain an open door policy when the employee can’t see the door?

This webinar will provide vital information for HR managers, business owners and senior executives and accountants and lawyers.

INSTRUCTOR PROFILE

Robert G. Brody is the founding member of Brody and Associates, LLC, a labor and employment law firm which represents management, founded in 1997.  Before founding Brody and Associates, Bob was a Managing Partner for one of the largest management labor and employment law firms in the United States, Jackson Lewis. 

Bob has been in private practice for over twenty-five years. He has represented both public and private sector entities across the United States.  He works in all industries and with companies that are leaders in their own industry, as well as with developing companies. In addition to providing daily counsel to management on labor and employment issues, such as the new health care legislation, ADA, FMLA, workplace violence and alternative dispute initiatives, Bob represents employers before federal, state and local civil rights agencies and in court. 

Bob presents seminars nationally and locally on labor and employment law and related topics. He has been quoted and published in national publications and appears as a guest T.V. commentator on contemporary labor and employment law issues. Bob is a contributor to some of the leading treatises in his field, including How Arbitration Works; The Developing Labor Law; and Employment Discrimination Law. Bob has also had numerous labor and employment law articles published on the Internet and in periodicals.

Robert G. Brody
Brody and Associates, LLC
Telephone: (203) 965-0560
Email: rbrody@brodyandassociates.com
Website: www.brodyandassociates.com

* 90-minute webinar (Travel-Free) delivered over the phone and Internet.
* Unlimited listeners per connection - bring the entire department.
* Q&A session with the expert.

This event will be presented live by phone together with a PowerPoint presentation to be viewed on your computer. Internet access is not required for phone-only participants. The PowerPoint slides will be provided shortly before the event. Once you register, you will receive an email which is your receipt and which includes your instructions for dialing in and logging on. You will also receive an email reminder 24 hours before the webinar.

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