Proactive Compliance Strategies for Attorneys
This comprehensive course covers all essential topics in employment law, providing students with a thorough understanding of the legislative changes and challenges that multistate and remote employers face. The course delves into the importance of complying with state and municipal laws, as well as national trends, and examines specific examples of changes in state laws. It also explores the challenges faced by small businesses, including those with limited resources and no in-house counsel.
The course takes a proactive approach to compliance during disruptions, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, labor disruptions, and the Great Resignation. It examines the impact of child labor on businesses and discusses the importance of clear policies and internal procedures to avoid risks and liabilities.
Additionally, the course explores jobs and wages in 2023, with a focus on preventing labor exploitation and ensuring compliance with EEOC poster requirements, particularly for remote workers and multistate employers. Students will learn about the challenges of equitable parental leave for low-wage workers and the importance of more equitable parental leave policies across all industries.
The course emphasizes proactive measures that employers can take to avoid costly audits and disputes, such as developing robust procedures and gathering feedback through anonymous surveys.
Furthermore, the course provides an in-depth look at recent Supreme Court rulings on essential topics such as overtime pay, equal pay, job responsibilities, closing wage gaps, and recourse for employees facing wage and hour violations. It covers non-compete agreements and their impact on employees' job opportunities, and discusses how to determine equal pay for substantially equal positions and the importance of transparency in pay policies.
Overall, this course is designed to equip anyone with the necessary knowledge to navigate potential legal issues in the workplace.
Some of the topics discussed include:
Board Certified Employment Law Specialist (BCS) | Attorney at Phyllis J. Towzey, PA
In 2017 Phyllis Towzey was elected by her peers to the Florida Legal Elite Hall of Fame, one of only nine employment lawyers and one of only three women to earn that honor. Phyllis J. Towzey was among the first-ever group of attorneys to be board-certified by the Florida Bar in Labor and Employment Law. She has practiced law since 1987 and her law firm in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, provides employment law services to business owners, medical groups, physicians, professionals and business executives. She is continually named to the Best Lawyers in America, the Florida Super Lawyers list, and the Best Lawyers in Tampa Bay by various rating agencies. She has been continually AV rated by Martindale since 1995, and her firm was among the first to be selected as a Preeminent Woman's Law firm. Ms. Towzey is a litigator specializing in employment law. Her practice includes trials in state and federal court and appeals. She is admitted to practice in all Florida Courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits, and the U.S. Court for the Middle District of Florida and the Southern District of Florida. Ms. Towzey has experience as a certified mediator and arbitrator in both state and federal court, with an additional specialization in employment law cases. Ms. Towzey is a chapter author for Personnel Law Update, and Certificate in Human Resource Management , and Employment Law Hot Topics, all published for The George Washington University by the Council on Education In Management, Charlotte, North Carolina. Ms. Towzey serves on the editorial board for the Employment Law reference book Employment Evidence, authored by Eugene K. Hollander. For The Florida Bar, Ms. Towzey presented a Labor and Employment Law Webinar: FLSA Update: Dionne and its Progeny, Calculating Back Pay in Failed Exemption Cases, Recent Decisions Applying Lynn’s Food Stores, Disclosure Obligations and Other Emerging Issues in Wage and Hour law.
