MBA's Human Resources Virtual Symposium

DAY 1: Thursday, September 10; 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET

1:30 – 2:15 PM
Wage and Hour Laws and What Can Be Learned from Recent Class Action Activity
Russell Bruch, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Meredith S. Dante, Partner, Ballard Spahr

• Key Concepts and Developments regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Available exemptions and their requirements
• Tracking and accounting for compensable time
• Calculating overtime pay for loan officers and other mortgage employees
• Treatment of part‐time workers
• CA and other State Laws: Overtime and Minimum Wages
• Litigation Developments and Trends
• Ways to Avoid Wage and Hour Trouble
• Independent Contractor Classification

2:15 – 3:00 PM
The New 2020 Top Ten ‐ Loan Originator Rules and Compensation Structures
Justin Wiseman, Associate Vice President, Managing Regulatory Counsel, MBA (moderator)
Richard J. Andreano, Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP
Loretta Salzano, President, Franzen and Salzano

• Refresher on the LO Compensation Rule and Interpretation
• The Top Ten LO Compensation Scenarios – What We’re Hearing from the Street and What’s Permissible
  • RHas the LO Comp Rule Changed?
  • Teaming and loan officer assistants
  • Issues with bond and construction loans
  • Who is an LO under the rule?
  • And more on what’s allowable, what’s not, and what’s still grey

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
COVID‐Related HR Questions and Legal Office Hours
Russell Bruch, Meredith Dante, Rich Andreano, Loretta Salzano, Justin Wiseman (moderator)

• Summary of COVID‐related legal questions being most asked by clients
• Specific areas or return‐to‐work and remote work that could be problematic for companies
• Suggestions for mitigating legal risk
• Additional legal questions answered as time permit