HR Basics: Unemployment Insurance and

Wage and Hour Issues Seminar

October 16, 2013Hyatt Regency LexingtonLexington, Ky.

October 30, 2013The Brown HotelLouisville, Ky.

why attendFor many benefits and human resource professionals wage and issues and the unemployment insurance program are “basic”level HR topics that are uninteresting and passé. And of little importance until … an employee is terminated and you areforced to pay a former poorly performing employee unemployment benefits. Or you are audited by the Department of Laborand forced to issue overtime pay to an employee that you mistakenly classified as exempt.

For many companies, the aforementioned are not hypothetical examples but actual situations that they have been involved in.And for anyone who has gone through either of these situations, they are both costly and hugely time-consuming for thebenefits and/or HR staff.

This HR Basics seminar is designed to educate you on the most common mistakes employers make in the areas of unem-ployment insurance and wage and hour. You’ll also learn what you can do to prevent these situations or how best to mitigatetheir impact when they do happen.

who should attend?• Human resources personnel• Employee relations specialists• Senior HR professionals• HR consultants• Benefits administrators• Claims handlers• Small business owners • Administration directors• Managers and supervisors• Office managers• General managers• Treasurers• Controllers

ceu/cpe Continuing education credits may be recognized by your professional board. Contact your own board to find out what’srequired.

our guaranteeIf you are not 100 percent satisfied with your seminar experience, we will refund your money.

membership infoIt’s not too late to take advantage of the Kentucky Chamber member discount. To learn more about membership, call 502-695-4700 and ask for a membership representative.

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8 a.m.Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.Benefits Overview of Kentucky’s UnemploymentInsurance Program Katie Houghlin, Assistant Director of Benefits, Office ofEmployment and Training, Division of UnemploymentInsuranceIn this session you will learn everything there is to knowabout Kentucky’s unemployment insurance program, fromthe benefit’s perspective, including:• How are UI claims established?• How can I protest a claim?• What is SIDES (State Information Data Exchange

System)?• How do I know if I am responsible for paying the claim?• Legislative updates

9:15 a.m.Tax Overview of Kentucky’s UnemploymentInsurance ProgramMelissa Beasley, Assistant Director of Tax, Office ofEmployment and Training, Division of UnemploymentInsuranceIn this session you will learn everything there is to knowabout Kentucky’s unemployment insurance program, fromthe tax perspective, including:• How is my rate determined?• Can I protest my rate?• What is a taxable wage base, and how much should I

budget for each year?

10 a.m. Preparing for an Unemployment Insurance HearingTony Garr, Appeals Referee and Kevin Robbins, AppealsReferee, Unemployment Insurance Appeals Branch,Division of Unemployment Insurance In this session you will learn what you need to know inorder to prepare to represent your company at an unem-ployment insurance hearing. Also covered will be caselaw, commission cases and current law application tounemployment insurance hearings.

10:45 a.m.Mock HearingsTony Garr, Appeals Referee and Kevin Robbins, AppealsReferee, Unemployment Insurance Appeals Branch,Division of Unemployment Insurance and Lisa Cochran,Manager, Division of Unemployment Insurance AppealsSupport BranchDuring this session Garr and Robbins will conduct hear-ings, of which you can observe and participate. Cochran

will provide testimony and demonstrate how testimonycan be given. This is your opportunity to watch whathappens when an unemployment insurance hearing isconducted.

11:45 a.m.Lunch with the Regulators Melissa Beasley, Katie Houghlin, Tony Garr and KevinRobbins make themselves available to answer your ques-tions regarding unemployment insurance in Kentucky

1 p.m.Wage and Hour Issues Jim Cockrum, Member, Frost Brown Todd LLC

Enforcement and RecordkeepingThis session will familiarize employers with the typicalwage/hour investigation conducted by state andfederal investigators. We will cover the records youmay need to make available, the authority of theenforcement agencies to review records andconduct interviews, and the hearing and appealprocesses used by the agencies. We will alsodiscuss the potential court and lawsuit processes towhich employers may be subjected.

Independent Contractors or Employees? Enforcement agencies have been very active in eval-uating the use of independent contractors. Thissession will address the legal differences betweenthese different relationships, and provide tips onavoiding liability for making the wrong designation.

Overtime This session will familiarize employers with overtimerequirements, and which employees are properlyexempt from overtime. We will also cover properovertime calculations, and typical practices whichmay deprive an employer of the exemptions.

“Off the Clock”This session will address what constitutes “work” forwhich wages must be paid. We will cover the issuesof internships and volunteers, as well as many othercircumstances where in which employers may – ormay not – be required to pay employees.

4:30 p.m.HR Basics: Unemployment Insurance & Wage andHour Issues Seminar adjourns

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October 16, 2013 (80921)Hyatt Regency Lexington401 West High StreetLexington, Ky. 40507Tel: 859-253-1234 Room Rate: $149*Room Cutoff Date: Sept. 24, 2013

October 30, 2013 (80922)The Brown Hotel335 West BroadwayLouisville, Ky. 40202 Tel: 502-583-1234 Room Rate: $140*Room Cutoff Date: Oct. 14, 2013

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cancellations/substitutions Cancellations must be made no later than five business daysprior to the program for a full refund. After this date, no cashrefunds will be granted. Substitutions are welcome. Specialaccommodations made upon request.

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