Webinar
Top 5 wage and hour risks: strategies and solutions for HR
Aired: 28 May 2025
Duration: 1 hour
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In this webinar:
In 2024 alone, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division secured over $273 million in back pay and penalties due to FLSA violations affecting 152,000 employees. This underscores the critical importance of wage and hour laws as a focal point of federal enforcement efforts. When combined with state and local regulations, navigating wage and hour requirements poses complex and expensive compliance challenges, along with significant liability risks for HR professionals.
Join our 60-minute webinar as Jon Hyman, a shareholder at Wickens Herzer Panza and author of the award-winning Ohio Employer Law Blog, explores the top five risks in wage and hour compliance. Jon will share practical insights for understanding the complexities surrounding wage and hour laws and offer strategies for addressing the legal risks associated with employee misclassification, overtime violations and other wage and hour challenges.
Attendees will learn:
Practical insights to effectively manage proper employee classification
Strategies for avoiding overtime violations
Challenges and best practices for monitoring off-the-clock work
Risks of making improper deductions from exempt employees’ salaries
And more!
More about our contributors
Jonathan T. Hyman
Attorney
Speaker
Jon Hyman is a trusted advisor to small and mid-sized businesses across various industries, helping them solve workforce challenges and defend against legal disputes. He chairs Wicken Herzer Panza’s Employment and Labor practice group and serves on the firm’s Board of Directors. Jon works closely with clients on all aspects of labor and employment law, providing proactive solutions to prevent issues and a strong defense in litigation when conflicts arise.
As outside in-house counsel, Jon is the go-to advisor businesses call when they need help with employee terminations, drafting policies, handling leave or accommodations, or navigating tricky internal complaints. He also brings deep expertise in areas like wage and hour compliance, workplace technology issues, and union avoidance. Jon builds lasting partnerships with his clients, understanding their unique challenges and helping them achieve long-term compliance and success.
Jon writes the award-winning Ohio Employer Law Blog (www.ohioemployerlawblog.com), which the ABA Blawg Hall of Fame recognized for its daily insights on labor and employment law. His updates help his clients, HR professionals, and other business leaders stay ahead of labor and employment law changes that impact their daily operations.
