Jay Zweig

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Arizona employers are being sued by individuals and groups of employees for alleged overtime and wage and hour violations. Please join us to learn how to protect your company from these expensive lawsuits, and prepare for government investigations.

This seminar will update attendees on:

  • The marked increase of litigation over wage and hour issues and how your company can avoid being sued
  • How employers can efficiently review their classifications of employees as exempt or non-exempt from overtime
  • Address recordkeeping requirements for overtime and hours worked
  • How to effectively track hours for remote and hybrid worker
  • Avoiding and responding to state and federal investigations and considering self-reporting programs

Thursday, October 30, 2025
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM 
Arizona Biltmore Golf Club
2400 Biltmore Estates Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85016

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Program Details
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Program

CLE Credit: This program is approved for 1.0 CLE credits in CA, NJ, NY, & PA.… Continue Reading

Employers confronted with individual or class action lawsuits or government investigations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) have the burden to prove that employees are exempt from the law’s minimum wage and overtime provisions.  The United States Supreme Court ruled on January 15, 2025, that the burden of proof on employers should not be heightened and instead the customary preponderance-of-the-evidence standard applies. … Continue Reading

On August 20, 2024, Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final Rule that the FTC enacted to ban noncompete agreements.  Judge Brown held that the FTC exceeded its statutory authority and invalidated the Rule on a nationwide basis.… Continue Reading

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) took aggressive enforcement measures this week by filing suit against 15 employers that allegedly failed to submit mandatory EEO-1 workforce demographic reports in prior years, including 2021 and 2022. The lawsuits were brought in federal courts across 10 states, including New Jersey, New York, and Arizona.… Continue Reading

Non-compete agreements and other restrictive covenants have drawn intense scrutiny from the federal government, as well as in several states, causing businesses to consider the enforceability of their agreements and how to protect their businesses. Jay Zweig recently sat down with Matt Crossman of the AccelPro Employment Law podcast to discuss the keys to effectively drafting and enforcing these agreements.… Continue Reading

October 31, 2023 opens the reporting period for private sector employers and federal contractors who are required to report workplace demographic data on an annual basis to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). These submissions are known as EEO-1 Component 1 reports (“EEO-1 reports”). EEO-1 reports must be submitted by the close of the reporting period on December 5, 2023.… Continue Reading

On October 2, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published its proposed guidance on workplace harassment claims, Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. The proposal is open for comment through November 1, 2023, in the Federal Register.

Employers will want to prepare for the EEOC’s new standards for employer liability, and review its examples of workplace harassment.… Continue Reading

On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed revisions to section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which would result in millions of workers who are currently exempt from overtime requirements to being entitled to time and one half pay when they work more than 40 hours in a workweek. … Continue Reading

On May 1, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the end of COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees, contractors, CMS-certified facilities, and others, because, “we are now in a different phase of our [COVID-19] response when these measures are no longer necessary.” The federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ended on May 11, 2023.… Continue Reading

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed into law three bills that create new obligations for Minnesota employers.

First, on May 24, 2023, Governor Walz signed a labor appropriations bill prohibiting the use of covenants not to compete against Minnesota employees and employers, with very limited exceptions involving the sale or dissolution of a business.… Continue Reading