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New Report Clearly Explains Sweeping New Overtime Pay Regulations Just Issued by U.S. Department of Labor

NASHVILLE, TN, June 4, 2004 - - Millions of U.S. employers who have been confused about the sweeping new federal regulations governing overtime pay now can turn to a clear, step-by-step guide for help. The new, 96-page publication—entitled “Overtime Revisited: The DOL’s Final Regulations”—gives employers the exact help they need to understand the new overtime pay regulations, and to meet the strict compliance deadline of August 23, 2004.

The new regulations affect nearly every employer in the U.S. Failure to comply with them invites serious legal trouble. Even before the new regulations were issued in April, violations of overtime pay regulations cost U.S. companies $200 million per year, according to U.S. Department of Labor statistics for 2003.

Written by attorney/author Julie Athey, “Overtime Revisited: The DOL’s Final Regulations” explains to employers:

• How to determine if an employee is exempt from overtime requirements under the new standards;
• How to rewrite your handbook and workplace policies to ensure compliance;
• How to manage employees’ job responsibilities to preserve the exemptions you already have;
• How to suspend employees for misconduct without violating their exempt status;
• How to audit your organization for accurate overtime classification;
• How to take advantage of new “safe harbor” provisions.

Also provided are these bonus sections:

• A Step-by-Step Exemption Audit Checklist
• The U.S. Department of Labor’s FairPay Regulations (full text of the revised overtime regulations as they just appeared in the Friday, April 23, 2004, Federal Register.)

“Overtime Revisited: The DOL’s Final Regulations” is available from M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC for $97. Copies may be ordered by calling 800-274-6774.

About M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC
Founded in 1975, M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC is the only company in America that publishes a state-specific workplace law newsletter for all 50 states plus Washington, D. C. The company offers a total of 80 newsletters and other information products and services for HR professionals, business executives, and attorneys, including national award-winning training videos, guidebooks, software, Internet-based research services, and both state-specific and national workplace law seminars and conferences.

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