Telecommuting: Does it Make Sense for Your Company?
Duration: 90 minutes
Speaker: Robert G. Brody, Esq.
As technology advances, more employers are exploring and offering telecommuting to both reduce costs and provide flexible work options to employees. Although there are many benefits to working off-site for both employer and employee, there are also many pitfalls if compliance with employment laws is not maintained.
What This Webinar Will Cover
While federal, state and local laws are no different for telecommuters, their application to telecommuters raises many questions such as:
- What type of injuries are telecommuters covered for under Worker's Compensation?
- Who is responsible for providing a safe work environment and complying with OSHA's safety guidelines?
- As the employer, do you have Worker's Compensation Insurance coverage in the right states for all of your telecommuting employees?
- How do you track time for telecommuting employees?
- What is the employer's obligation to ensure that time and other work records are accurate? Are required breaks taken and undisturbed?
- Who pays for which business expense?
- Must the company pay for travel time to the office or business meetings?
- Is the worker an employee or independent contractor?
- Workplace violence – where does the employer's liability stop?
- How does an employer enforce policies when the employee is out of sight – attendance, file maintenance, hours, postings on the bulletin board, and the like?
- Can management maintain an open door policy when the employee can't see the door?
Discussion will include an overview of issues involved in telecommuting. Webinar participants should come away with an understanding of whether permitting employees to telecommute makes sense for their companies. A question and answer session at the end of the program will allow participants to ask questions that apply to their specific circumstance. The question and answer session also gives individuals with in depth knowledge and opportunity to raise their issues.
Who Should Attend
This webinar will provide vital information for Human Resource managers, business owners, senior executives, accountants and lawyers.
What is a webinar?
A webinar is a live Internet based seminar. Webinars are a way for participants in many different locations to see and hear a presentation and view PowerPoint slides. You can also have your colleagues attend the webinar using one connection.
What kind of equipment do I need?
You will need a computer with an Internet connection (high speed service such as DSL or cable works best) and a telephone.You may listen to the webinar through your computer speakers, in which case you will not need to use a telephone connection. Internet access is not required for phone-only participants, but you will not be able to see the speaker’s slides.
How can I share the webinar with my colleagues who may not be able to attend the event?
CDs of each program will be available for sale and can be shared with your business associates.
Can I get a copy of the PowerPoint slides used in the webinar?
The PowerPoint slides will be available on the materials page link in the confirmation email that will be sent to you no later than the morning of the day a webinar is presented.
How do I ask a question during the webinar? Will my question be answered during the presentation?
A question and answer session will be scheduled at the end of each webinar. You can then ask a question by typing it into the question box that will be provided to you duringthe webinar. You may also ask a question through the telephone connection. As many questions as possible will be answered during the Question and Answer period.