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CLEVELAND, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- McDonald Hopkins law firm will conduct a roundtable focused on helping employers understand the key issues related to these four dreaded acronyms - FLSA, FMLA, IRS and NLRA. Thursday, November 19, 2009, Downtown Cleveland - 8:00am to 9:30am EST.

Panelists will discuss:

Fair Labor Standards Act- FLSA

    --  Basic wage payment provisions
    --  Increases in wage and hour litigation
    --  Three basic employer errors
    --  Misclassification
    --  Improper wage deductions
    --  Improper payment of overtime
    --  Recordkeeping requirement
    --  Employee furlough

    --  Litigation claims

Family and Medical Leave Act- FMLA

    --  Eligibility requirement
    --  Recent changes
    --  New case law
    --  Employer notice obligations

    --  Employer rights

Internal Revenue Service- IRS

    --  IRS audits
    --  Independent contractor versus employee
    --  Employer liabilities
    --  Labor and employment issues

    --  Litigation trends

National Labor Relations Act- NLRA

    --  Engaging in protected concerted activity in the absence of a union
    --  Work rules and non-interference with protected concerted activity

    --  Employee committees versus labor organizations

Located in Northeast Ohio? Click here to register to attend the Roundtable in Downtown Cleveland.

Outside of Northeast Ohio? Click here to register for the webcast.

If you have any questions, please call Dana Dennis at 216.348.5723.

About McDonald Hopkins

With more than 130 attorneys in Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, and West Palm Beach, McDonald Hopkins is a business advisory and advocacy law firm focused on business law, litigation, business restructuring, healthcare, and estate planning. The president of McDonald Hopkins is Carl J. Grassi. For more information about McDonald Hopkins, visit http://www.mcdonaldhopkins.com.

    CONTACT:
    Deborah W. Kelm
    (non-attorney professional)
    McDonald Hopkins LLC
    Phone: 216.348.5733
    Email: dkelm@mcdonaldhopkins.com

SOURCE McDonald Hopkins LLC