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Seminars: Wage-Hour Training for Community Rehabilitation Programs

Charles W. Harles presents a one-day or day and a half training on special wage-hour issues for organizations providing services for persons with disabilities. The training covers special rules for employing workers with disabilities and covers the new regulations for exemption for overtime especially as they relate to positions within rehabilitation service provider organizations. The impact of the anticipated increase in the federal minimum wage and the impact of higher state minimum wages will be discussed.

The US Department of Labor has significantly increased their enforcement of wage and hour laws as they affect community rehabilitation programs over the past several years. Congressional scrutiny and critical reports from the US General Accounting Office and Inspector General's office of DOL have meant more investigations and more findings of back wages due to workers with disabilities. Over the past six years DOL conducted over 1700 investigations that resulted in million due to over 22,000 workers with disabilities. One organization was found to owe over $200,000 with many over $50,000.

Mr. Harles has thirty years of experience as an attorney who has specialized in wage-hour law and disability public policy issues. In the past he has served as General Counsel for Goodwill Industries International and Associate Executive Director of the National Association of Rehabilitation. He has trained thousands of individual staff of community rehabilitation programs on wage-hour issues. He has represented many CRP's before the Department of Labor. He has written the only comprehensive Wage-Hour Guide for CRP's.

Harles & Associates wage-hour training covers special 14(c ) certificates, establishing prevailing rates, determining disabled for the job, measuring individual productivity (both hourly and piece rates), down time, client/workers as volunteers, staff overtime issues including the new rules for exempt vs. non-exempt employees.

Each organization attending can purchase a copy of the Harles & Associates Wage-Hour Guide for Service Providers to Persons with Disabilities for $75. The Guide normally sells for $100.00. All attendees will receive copies of the presentation, copies of forms and some US Department of Labor publications.

Call Mr. Harles at 202-546-2847 or e-mail at Charlie@harles.com to schedule training.

Seminar Participants Comments:

“Recommend this topic and presenter return again. Very informative.” Illinois 2006

“Seemed very knowledgeable on topic. Covered lots of ground, very personable, well organized, used several stories from personnel experience to illustrate points. Good job.” Illinois 2006

“Charles had great examples for questions that were asked. There was a lot of communication from both Charles and audience. He is a very pleasant man and the seminar was educational.” Connecticut 2006

“Excellent presentation, very knowledgeable presenter, liked all of the real life examples.” Michigan 2006

“Good examples given to illustrate points. It has been several years since I attended this session. This was very worthwhile.” Michigan 2006

“Great training!” Michigan 2006

“ I needed to get a better understanding of the issues involved and Charlie was very informative, as usual.” Michigan 2006

“Fantastic – as always!” Connecticut 2005

“Fabulous – Very helpful!” Connecticut 2005

“He was greatxmade a somewhat boring subject interesting!” Connecticut 2005

“Excellent – Charles you really know your material !! I was impressed.” 2004

“Easier to understand than (other wage-hour consultant's) training. Presented in a more understandable manner.” 2004

Would you recommend Harles & Associates training to others? “In a heartbeat!” Iowa 2004

“Kept my attention the whole training.” Washington 2005

“Charlie's very easy to understand.” Washington 2005