CLEonline.com, together with Live Oak CLE, are pleased to present a special online CLE seminar on an important issue in employment law. For the first time in over 50 years, the U.S. Department of Labor has issued new regulations redefining who is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Almost all employers in the country-- private, non-profit and governmental-- must comply with these new regulations, which became effective August 23, 2004.

This seminar will feature streaming audio from a live CLE seminar on this subject that was originally conducted in Las Vegas by Live Oak CLE on October 21, 2004. This audio presentation runs for approximately 2.5 hours and features the following speakers:

Daniel Marks, Law Office of Daniel Marks, Las Vegas
Joseph G. (Chip) Galagaza, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Houston

This seminar is entitled:

Employment Law Update: The New Overtime Rules

** (available at any time of the day or night and in time increments convenient to you during the above referenced dates) **

Subjects to be discussed during this CLEonline.com seminar include:

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1. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Overview
   
   
2. Covered Employees
   
   
3. The White Collar Exemptions
   
   
4. The Salary Basis Test
   
   
5. Administrative Exemption
   
   
6. Outside Sales Exemption
   
   
7. Professional Exemption
   
   
8. Highly Compensated Employee
   
   
9. Audit Checklist
   
   

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The instructor/moderator for this CLEonline.com seminar will be:

Mr. Joseph G. (Chip) Galagaza, who is a partner with the Houston office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP practicing in the area of labor and employment law. He has represented employers in a wide variety of labor and employment law matters before both administrative agencies and in state and federal courts. This experience has covered discrimination claims of every variety under both federal and Texas state law, wrongful discharge cases, a broad range of employment law torts, ERISA litigation, worker's compensation retaliation cases, federal wage and hour claims, and matters arising under OSHA. In the traditional labor area, Mr. Galagaza has experience in union elections, unfair labor practice charges, collective bargaining, and arbitration. In addition, Mr. Galagaza has long counseled and advised clients in their "preventative maintenance" efforts, has conducted supervisory training seminars, and has conducted employee handbook and personnel policy reviews for them.

Mr. Galagaza has authored and presented papers at local and regional CLE seminars, and he has likewise made presentations to human resources professional groups. These presentations have covered both legal updates on topics of current interest and "nuts and bolts/how to" subject areas.

Mr. Galagaza is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas (Member, Labor & Employment Section); the Houston Bar Association (Member, Labor & Employment Section and L&E Council Member 2003-2005); the Society for Human Resource Management, 1999 - Present; HR Houston, 1999 - Present (Symposium Speakers’ Committee and Co-Chair, 2002-2003); the Legislative Action Committee, 1999 - Present (Chair, 2003-2004). Mr. Galagaza earned his A.B. from Kenyon College, with distinction (1977), and his J.D. from Southern Methodist University (1980).

The seminar registration fee for this CLEonline.com seminar is only $63.

This seminar is accredited for 2.5 hours of participatory CLE credit (no ethics) by the MCLE Committees of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of California. In addition, regular CLE credits for this seminar are also available in a number of other states. CLEonline.com is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider pursuant to Sec. 9 of the California MCLE Rules and Regulations. (These are not self-study credits, but rather 'participatory' credits as you would receive for attending a traditional, live CLE seminar.)

This seminar is also accredited for 2.5 hours of CLE credit by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for certification and recertification continuing legal education requirements for attorneys and legal assistants in the speciality fields of:

• Labor and Employment Law (2.5)

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