Rob Smeltzer Speaks at CBA meeting 12/2/04

THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION
Committee Meeting Announcement

Thursday, December 2, 2004


Putting Overtime to the Test - the D.O.L. and Illinois Fight to Define Pay New regulations set forth by the Department of Labor have narrowed the exemptions to the Fair Labor Standard Act's overtime provisions. These new policies require almost every employer to review its payroll policies and practices to ensure compliance. Illinois has enacted legislation that promises to confuse rather than clarify federal Fair Labor Standards overtime rules for employers. In this informative meeting, the speaker will traverse the impact of these new amendments to Illinois employers including those with locations in multiple states. Also covered will be the considerable consequences of failing to pay employees overtime in accordance with state and federal law.

Rob Smeltzer, Esq.
Presenter Rob Smeltzer is a partner at Lowis and Gellan. He has federal and state court expertise in all phases of labor and employment litigation, counseling, non-patent intellectual property, commercial litigation, and municipal tort liability. He has handled over 100 Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FLSA, ERISA and FMLA matters before the EEOC, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the Illinois Human Rights Commission, the Chicago Commission on Human Relations, the U.S. Department of Labor and state and federal courts. He is an Adjunct Professor at Loyola University School of Law. He has contributed to several major treatises including Holloway & Leech, Employment Termination -- Rights and Remedies (BNA 1993) and Tobias, Litigating Wrongful Discharge Claims, (Callahan, 1989).

Meeting Details
The meeting will start promptly at 12:15 p.m. and conclude promptly at 1:15 p.m. Please check the meeting room board on the first floor of the Chicago Bar Association for our room assignment.