(April 11, 2011) To help employers avoid common and costly mistakes when classifying exempt employee, the California Chamber of Commerce is offering a live web seminar on April 14.

Some of the largest multimillion-dollar awards of back pay by the courts have been due to employers misclassifying employees as exempt.

Exempt – When You’ve Properly Classified Webinar, is being held on Thursday, April 14, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

The webinar will cover:

• General overview of exempt vs. non-exempt;
• Which employees meet the administrative exemption;
• Which employees meet the professional exemption;
• Which employees meet the computer professional exemption;
• Which employees meet the inside and outside sales exemption.

Live webinar attendees receive downloadable webinar slides, but not a recording of the live event. Attendees have the option to submit questions during the event.

The on-demand webinar, which is available for purchase beginning April 25, offers downloadable webinar slides and a recording of the live event. Attendees will not be able to submit questions.

Customers purchasing the kit (both the live and on-demand webinars) receive downloadable webinar slides and a recording of the live event.

CalChamber Presenters

Susan Kemp, senior employment law counsel for CalChamber, has written and edited several CalChamber publications on topics such as employee handbooks, sexual harassment investigations, family and medical leave, and exempt/non-exempt employees. She is the manager of the CalChamber's Helpline and a frequent speaker on a variety of employment-related topics.

Erika Frank, general counsel and head of the CalChamber Legal Affairs Department, has lobbied the legislative and executive branches on taxation, civil litigation and lawsuit abuse issues and submitted briefs on cases affecting workers’ compensation reform, the general conduct of business, employee relations, taxation, litigation reform and commercial free speech.

Registration

RegistrationCalChamberStore.com

. Products are available for purchase by any business; CalChamber preferred and executive members receive a 20 percent discount.

For more information or to register, information for the seminar is available at click here or call (800) 331-8877.