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Nonprofit Law Section | Employment Law Essentials: FLSA Compliance for Nonprofits and Emerging Topics in Employment Law

Date: January 16, 2025, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Join us for a CLE session designed to keep your nonprofit on the right side of the law while tackling the most pressing employment law challenges. This two-part program begins with a session on non-profit employer compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, including its applicability in the non-profit setting, key provisions, employee classification, minimum wage requirements, overtime pay eligibility, common pitfalls, and updates regarding the legal challenges to the DOL’s 2024 salary threshold rule. Next, a dynamic panel of employment law experts will discuss today’s hottest topics, from evolving workplace policies and DEI initiatives to remote work challenges and recent court decisions shaping the legal environment, with a view towards anticipated changes from the new administration.

Whether you're advising clients or supporting HR for a nonprofit, this session offers practical guidance and up-to-date insights to help you navigate the complexities of employment law.

Speakers:

  • Brian Abrams, Associate, Hall, Gilligan, Roberts & Shanlever LLP
  • Jessie Brown, Sr. Director & Associate General Counsel – Litigation, UPS
  • Bekah Herman, Counsel, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
  • Jonathan Poole, Associate General Counsel, Emory University

Sponsors

Nonprofit Law Section

Contacts

Claire Oates
770-826-4769
coates@bgca.org
Mary Jo Sullivan
404-527-8782
maryjos@gabar.org
Lane Sosebee
404-527-8774
lanes@gabar.org

Registration: Click here to register. You must be logged in to register for this event. Click here to login and register.

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Nonprofit Law Section | Employment Law Essentials: FLSA Compliance for Nonprofits and Emerging Topics in Employment Law

Date: January 16, 2025, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Join us for a CLE session designed to keep your nonprofit on the right side of the law while tackling the most pressing employment law challenges. This two-part program begins with a session on non-profit employer compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, including its applicability in the non-profit setting, key provisions, employee classification, minimum wage requirements, overtime pay eligibility, common pitfalls, and updates regarding the legal challenges to the DOL’s 2024 salary threshold rule. Next, a dynamic panel of employment law experts will discuss today’s hottest topics, from evolving workplace policies and DEI initiatives to remote work challenges and recent court decisions shaping the legal environment, with a view towards anticipated changes from the new administration.

Whether you're advising clients or supporting HR for a nonprofit, this session offers practical guidance and up-to-date insights to help you navigate the complexities of employment law.

Speakers:

  • Brian Abrams, Associate, Hall, Gilligan, Roberts & Shanlever LLP
  • Jessie Brown, Sr. Director & Associate General Counsel – Litigation, UPS
  • Bekah Herman, Counsel, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
  • Jonathan Poole, Associate General Counsel, Emory University

Sponsors

Nonprofit Law Section

Contacts

Claire Oates
770-826-4769
coates@bgca.org
Mary Jo Sullivan
404-527-8782
maryjos@gabar.org
Lane Sosebee
404-527-8774
lanes@gabar.org

Registration: Click here to register. You must be logged in to register for this event. Click here to login and register.

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