The DOL is offering opinion letters as a new approach to enforcement. The good news is that it benefits employers. Learn how to use these to your advantage.

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a significant expansion of its opinion letter and guidance program. The aim, according to the DOL, is to educate on the laws the agency enforces. Think of it as a preventative program for employers with vexing questions about the FLSA, OSHA, FMLA, USERRA and the PUMP Act, among others. In conjunction with the DOL’s PAID program, the expansion represents a real opportunity for employers to correct errors or prevent them from happening in the first place.

Don’t miss this opportunity. We will walk you through the new programs and what you can do to participate. Learn exactly what it takes to secure a DOL opinion letter or OSHA letter of interpretation. Once secured, the DOL won’t be able to charge you with violations based on a theory of liability different from its interpretation.

Opinion letters and letters of interpretation are written statements from an agency on how the laws the DOL administers apply to a set of facts not addressed clearly elsewhere. Individuals and employers can submit a question, and the DOL’s experts answer. The answer is binding on the DOL, meaning if someone who submits the question does what the DOL says, the DOL will not go after them. Others facing the same situation can benefit, too.

Don’t miss this webinar, which will walk you through how to use opinion letters and letters of interpretation to your advantage.

WEBINAR AGENDA:

• What to do if you discover you’ve made a wage-and-hour or classification mistake. The key is to fix the mistake without triggering a risky lawsuit.
• What an opinion letter is and how it can protect you when the law seems unclear. It’s an opportunity to avoid making a mistake because the law or regulation is unclear or has not been explained adequately by the DOL or OSHA.
• Why the DOL is offering opinion letters. It’s a whole new approach to enforcement.
• What laws are covered in the programs. Three of the trickiest laws to get right are included—the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
• How to request an opinion letter. We will walk you through the process from beginning to end.
• How to use the PAID program in conjunction with an opinion letter request. We will walk you through that process step-by-step, too.

REGISTRATION BONUSES:

Everyone who signs up will receive a copy of Everything you Need to Know about DOL Opinion Letters. We’ll walk you through how employers can benefit from this program, and the step-by-step process of securing an opinion letter. This white paper also contains the most recent opinion letters regarding the FMLA and FLSA, so you can refer to them for easy reference.

You’ll also receive one month of exclusive access to The HR Weekly, our comprehensive service with all the HR advice and compliance tools to simplify your job … and to keep your organization out of court. So that you continue to benefit from The HR Weekly, we will continue your subscription after that for the then current rate, unless you tell us “no, thanks”—your choice.

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