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Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Drafting Agreements that Protect
Audio Conference Recording Price: 199.00 -
SUMMARY
Classifying an employee incorrectly as an independent contractor can be risky business. Federal and state governments are increasing their focus on correct employee classification, and if done wrong, employers can be subject to hefty penalties and liability for back taxes, overtime pay, workers compensation and retirement benefits. Join us for this 60-minute audio conference where you will discover:
- How the IRS distinguishes between employee & independent contractor
- Proven strategies for drafting effective contractor agreements
- New trends in state laws for determining contractor status
- How contractor status is determined for EEO & state laws purposes
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PROGRAM BENEFITS
This practical, 60-minute audio conference will provide you and your colleagues with insightful and useful tips from a leading employment law attorney on what you must consider when determining correct employee classification, the pitfalls to avoid, and the potential risks if employees are misclassified.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Preventing Costly Mistakes - How to Properly Classify Workers
- State and federal tests used to determine proper classification
- Practical tips on ways to strengthen independent contractor status
- Independent contractor vs employee: The differences under the law
- Federal & state enforcement of misclassification of independent contractors
- Drafting Ironclad Independent Contractor Agreements
- Essential elements of effective Independent Contractor agreements
- Keys to establish, maintain & document the independent contractor relationship
- Proper procedures to establish Independent Contractor relationships
- Specific terms to support independent contractor relationship
- Best Practices to Limit Liability & Reduce Risk
- How to properly manage erroneously misclassified workers
- Tips in conducting self-audits to ensure proper worker classification
- What factors do courts consider during litigation?
- Question and Answer Session - Hear your specific employee classification questions answered!
- Preventing Costly Mistakes - How to Properly Classify Workers
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SPEAKER
Ari Karen is a principal with Offit Kurman. His practice areas include Litigation, Labor and Employment Law, Class Actions and Financial Services Litigation.
- Ari Karen is an aggressive and experienced litigator, with a primary focus on disputes involving claims of discrimination, unfair competition, fiduciary breach, partnership disputes, worker misclassification, and minimum wage and overtime litigation in all state and federal trial and appellate courts.
- Mr. Karen litigates both individual and class actions, utilizing strategies that aim at reducing or eliminating clients' exposure in the most cost-effective and efficient manner. In addition to litigation, Mr. Karen uses his litigation experience to counsel clients in proactive and practical means of compliance with technical wage-hour laws and other labor and employment regulations.
- Mr. Karen has won precedent-setting decisions against the United States Equal Opportunity Commission, blocking the EEOC's efforts to establish that employers could be held liable for violations of Title VII as far back as the passage of the legislation in 1964. He has also counseled several mortgage banks and financial services firms on the development and implementation of cutting edge policies and procedures that have allowed institutions to remain compliant with all wage hour laws without disrupting proven business models or undermining their competitive advantages.
- Mr. Karen has written and spoken extensively on the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Independent Contractors, and the Fair Labor Standards Act, among others. Mr. Karen is frequently asked to speak on nationwide audio conferences and webinars.
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CLE CREDITS
Continuing Legal Education CLE credit is available for an additional $65 per person in states where teleconferences are accredited
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PROGRAM MATERIALS
The speaker's PowerPoint presentation slides are included with your audio recording purchase. All materials are accessible through the Internet and can be downloaded as a PDF file.
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PRICING
$199.00 for audio conference recording (CD or audiotape) and program materials.
This is an outstanding program and therefore we offer purchasers a Money Back Guarantee. We are so confident that you will find the conference valuable that we offer a 100% money back guarantee from now until 30 days after the audio recording is shipped, making this a risk-free investment. Audio recordings will be received approximately three weeks after the live conference.
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