Navigating the Rising Legal Waters: An Update on Workforce Development Resources and the DOL’s New Interpretation of Independent Contractors

This breakfast briefing will explore:

An Update on Workforce Development Resources. What is available for Tennessee businesses to pay for employee training and subsidize employee wages? This presentation covers:

• OFCCP’s hiring benchmarks for veterans and disabled workers
• Benefits of hiring veterans
• Work opportunity tax credits
• Job training programs with trainee salary reimbursement
• Incumbent worker programs with grants to retrain obsolete employees for new positions
• Local apprenticeship grants
• Department of Labor (DOL) apprenticeship grants

The DOL’s Recent Interpretation of the Independent Contractor Exemption. The DOL has signaled new attacks against employers’ use of the exemption to avoid paying minimum wage and overtime to independent contractors. This presentation will help you:

• Understand the DOL's current position on independent contractors
• Know the rules the DOL is following
• Avoid the "red flag" practices
• Meet the compliance challenge

Registration and Breakfast: 8:00 – 8:30 am

Program: 8:30 – 9:30 am