Morgan Lewis

Controlling the Compensable Workday in an Electronic World: Employer Wage and Hour Risks in a Blackberry Culture

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    July 30, 2008 2:00 PM
    - July 30, 2008 3:00 PM

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Morgan Lewis attorneys Chris Parlo, Brian Johnsrud, and Michael Puma will be presenting this session.

Employer expectations for 24/7 access to employees is now the norm for many industries, as new technologies allow work to be done virtually anywhere at any time. Serious questions have thus emerged about how employers should limit, monitor, and compensate remote work hours. Recent litigation trends also show that compensation for time worked in and away from the office during nontraditional hours is coming under increased legal scrutiny. This has put employers at greater risk for litigation involving employee use of handheld electronic devices, home computers, cell phones, and pagers for performing their work duties.

Our interactive discussion will highlight recent decisions addressing "preliminary" and "postliminary" working time. It will also focus on how to:

  • Define the compensable working day and other compensable time
  • Establish and communicate work limitations for nonexempt employees
  • Monitor compliance with those limitations
  • Identify the workplace technology that is generating evidence of hours potentially worked
  • Establish policies and practices to limit the potential adverse effects of such technology
  • Measure remote work and work done during nontraditional hours effectively
  • Compensate for remote and nontraditional working time in ways consistent with wage and hour laws

When:
Wednesday, July 30
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (ET)/11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (PT)

To register for this event, please use the above registration link. For more information, please contact Sarah Burdette at sburdette@morganlewis.com or 215.963.5457.

Pennsylvania CLE, Texas CLE, and New York MCLE Credit
Pending approval, this webcast will be eligible for one credit hour in Pennsylvania, Texas, and New York. Please note that Pennsylvania attorneys are limited to earning up to four total distance-learning CLE credits per calendar year.

California MCLE Credit
This webcast has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education by the State Bar of California and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Provider No. 4730, certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education.

Other CLE Requests
For those interested in pursuing CLE credit for states other than California, New York, Texas, or Pennsylvania, we can provide a certificate of attendance upon request for submission to your respective state boards.