This audio conference was recorded on Thursday - May 7, 2009

Credits:

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HRCI’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification.

Description:

Technology has dramatically changed the way many individuals—and many employers—do business. In particular, technology such as PDAs (personal digital assistants) and smartphones like the BlackBerry® and the iPhone, have freed employees to work from virtually any location, at any time, and in virtually any setting in the world.

But new technology doesn’t free you from existing employment law requirements!

Order this in-depth audio conference recording, as our employment law expert discusses the benefits and the potential pitfalls of PDAs for your business. We will help you understand what policies and practices you need to protect your company and gain the benefit of today’s technology.

Speaker(s):

Wendy Smith, Esq., is of counsel in the Tampa office of Fisher & Phillips, LLP. Her practice areas include wage and hour law, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. She spends much of her time counseling employers in day-to-day employment and labor matters and assisting employers in finding practical solutions to workplace problems. Smith also conducts management and employee training on a wide variety of employment law-related topics. She is a frequent speaker to industry groups and human resources professionals on such topics, and she teaches Employment Discrimination Law at Stetson University College of Law.

You and your colleagues will learn:

• What effect your employees’ use of PDAs at work have on wage and hour issues
• What to do about use of personallyowned PDAs vs company-provided PDAs
• How to determine, control, and record "hours worked"
• Strategies to protect confidential information
• Best practices and policy changes you need in place now
• What work rules and changes are necessary to reduce work disruption concerns