Business Advisory Group to Host Wage Payment and Employee Classification Tutorial December 9, 2015

November 13, 2015

The Business Advisory Group will host a Wage Payment and Employee Classification Tutorial on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. at the offices of Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin. To RSVP, please contact Joan Wean (JWean@HRMML.com or 215.661.0400). Continental breakfast will be available.

Explore what’s new and the nuances of federal and state wage and hour law. Learn how the proposed Department of Labor regulations will affect the classification of employees. Discuss the federal government’s focus on independent contractor classification, and how individual business owners and managers can be personally liable for unpaid wages.

Join the Business Advisory Group as they review a variety of current and proposed laws and regulations that govern how business must pay their employees, and the consequences of improper payment.

This seminar will be presented by Ethan R. O’Shea, Esq. Ethan focuses his practice on employment law and has counseled corporate and individual clients on a variety of employment matters. He also appears regularly before the PA Human Relations Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and has tried cases in the federal and state courts throughout Pennsylvania.

Questions Every Business Must Ask

Q. Has your business recently reviewed its legal structure to determine whether it is set up in the most advantageous manner for legal and tax purposes, considering recent developments and changes in the law?

Q. Do the owners of your business have a current, updated buy-sell agreement which controls how ownership interests in the business are to be transferred in the event of an owner’s death, disability or termination of employment?

Q. Have the owners of your business developed a succession plan to define how ownership and authority will transition upon the death or retirement of the present owners?

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