ALEXANDRIA, VA - On November 19, 2009, U. S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis sent a clear message to employers across the country when she announced the hiring of 250 new investigators for the Department of Labor??s Wage and Hour Division. Many owners, human resource directors and managers would swear that their store operates without any wage hour infractions; however, unfortunately ?" and frequently ?" this is not the case.

Furthermore, lawsuits filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) have exploded into one of the largest sources of employment-law claims, while there has been a similar surge in litigation filed under state and local wage-hour laws. It is crucial that you are in compliance and understand the traps that all too many businesses fall into.

John Thompson Esq., a wage hour expert in the Atlanta office of Fisher and Phillips LLP, has highlighted the many traps convenience stores often fall into when trying to comply with wage hour laws. You can review his research at nacsonline.com/laborupdate.

For more in-depth information and dialogue, plan on attending a free webinar on August 12 at 1:00 pm EST to review these traps. Registration information is below:

Title: Do Your Employees Know How to Tell Time?
Date: Thursday, August 12
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Register today ?" space is limited.

After registering you will receive confirmation via e-mail with information about joining the webinar.

System Requirements:
PC-based attendees: Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003 Server or 2000
Macintosh-based attendees: Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Tiger) or newer