BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-380@witruck.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240215T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240215T130000 DTSTAMP:20240206T211322Z URL:https://witruck.org/events/webinar-clarification-of-the-independent-co ntractor-ruling/ SUMMARY:Webinar - Clarification of the Independent Contractor Ruling DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="25050" img_size="lar ge" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" link="https://securepayment.l ink/witruck/clarification-of-the-independent-contractor-ruling-webinar/"][ /vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text]\nSched ule\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n11:00am - Webinar Begins\n12:30pm - Questions\n1:00pm - Webinar Ends\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_colum n width="1/3"][vc_column_text]\nPresented By\n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_ image image="13402" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_c olumn width="1/3"][vc_column_text]\nREGISTER HERE\n[/vc_column_text][vc_co lumn_text]\nRegistration:\n$30 WMCA Members\n$50 WMCA Non-Members\n[/vc_co lumn_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nWebina r Overview\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]This webinar will focus on cl arifying the recent independent contractor ruling that was finalized on Ja nuary 10th by the Department of Labor. This rule rolls back a Trump-era ru le offering guidance on determining employee or independent contractor cla ssification under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This rules volatility is c ausing some anxiety in the industry. Department of Labor (DOL) rules gover ning the classification of independent contractors will revert to the pre- 2021 changes March 11 - rule changes that impact contractors in all career s but have vast implications for owner-operator truck drivers and fleets t hat use them.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column widt h="1/2"][vc_column_text]\nSpeaker:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Thoma s Bray[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Business Advisor - Editorial | J.J. Keller &\; Associates\, Inc.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Tom joine d J.J. Keller &\; Associates\, Inc. in 2005 as an editor in the Transpo rtation Publishing Department\, Editorial Resource Area. Tom specializes i n motor carrier safety and operations management. He serves as editor of t he monthly Transportation Safety Managment Today newsletter for both print and online publication. Tom also contributes to the development of forms\ , training programs and kits\, software\, and online services.\n\nBefore j oining J.J. Keller &\; Associates\, Tom had 23 years of industry experi ence. While employed in the industry\, Tom held various safety-related pos itions\, including driver\, driver trainer\, claims manager\, safety super visor\, lead instructor\, and Safety Director. As Safety Director\, he was responsible for DOT compliance\, policy development\, driver human resour ces\, driver training\, CDL testing\, and accident prevention for a fleet of 350 trucks and drivers.\n\nTom is involved in the National Private Truc k Council\, Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association\, and Wisconsin Safety Ma nagement Council. He has completed all of the roadside inspector training courses offered by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) and has b een a voting committee member and program secretary for CVSA. He is also a n instructor at MidState Technical College\, a chief officer and advanced emergency medical technician for the Amherst\, WI fire department\, and pr eviously served as a fire investigator on the Portage County Fire Investig ation Task Force.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\nSpeaker:\n[/vc_column_ text][vc_column_text]Darlene M. Clabault\, SHRM-CP\, PHR\, CLMS[/vc_column _text][vc_column_text]Editor - Human Resources | J.J. Keller &\; Associ ates\, Inc.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Darlene (Dolly) is an Editor- HR\, writing about employment laws such as the federal Family Medical Leav e Act\, the federal Americans with Disabilities act\, state leave provisio ns\, and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act\, as well as applicable regu lations\, guidance\, and court cases.\n\nDolly also provides input and sup port for the FMLA Manager. Through these products and services\, Dolly fie lds many customers' HR-related questions and helps customers understand th eir requirements by helping translate governmental verbiage into a more un derstandable language.\n\nDolly has had articles published in a variety of trade publications and newspapers\, and was a contributing writer for the book Gender\, Race &\; Ethnicity in Today's Workforce: Emerging Issues and Enduring Challenges\; Karsten\, Margaret F. ed. She has also presente d at various HR conferences and is a member of the national and local SHRM .[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_empty_space heigh t="40px"][vc_single_image image="25051" img_size="medium" alignment="cente r"][vc_empty_space height="600px"][vc_single_image image="25052" img_size= "medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row] END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR