Mitigating the Legal Pitfalls of Telecommuting and Working Remotely in 2025
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Speaker : DIANE L. DEE
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When : Tuesday, December 02, 2025
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Time : 01 : 00 PM EST
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Diane L. Dee, President and Founder of Advantage HR Consulting, LLC is a senior Human Resources professional with over 30 years of experience in the HR arena. Diane’s background includes experience in HR consulting, training, and administration in corporate, government, consulting and pro bono environments.
Diane founded Advantage HR Consulting in early 2016. Under Diane’s leadership, Advantage HR Consulting provides comprehensive, cost-effective Human Resources solutions for small to mid-sized public and private firms in the greater Chicagoland area. Diane also develops and conducts webinars on a wide variety of HR compliance and administrative topics for various training firms across the country. Additionally, Diane is the author of multiple white papers and e-books addressing various HR compliance topics.
Diane holds a Master Certificate in Human Resources from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and has attained SPHR and SHRM-SCP certification. Diane is a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners and the Society for Human Resource Management. Additionally, Diane performs pro bono work through the Taproot Foundation assisting non-profit clients by integrating their Human Resources goals with their corporate strategies.
More and more employees are working from a virtual workplace today. It can be difficult to get people back to the office as many employees want to continue to telecommute and/or work remotely.
Areas Covered
- Procedures for requesting a telecommuting arrangement
- Importance of implementing a telecommuting policy and key provisions to include
- Key points of a telecommuting request form
- Requirements for recording hours to ensure FLSA compliance
- ADA, FMLA, and Workers Compensation considerations
- Requirements for maintaining a home office in accordance with OSHA regulations
- Importance of being fully-versed in State and Local discrimination laws
- Best practices when providing training to Senior Leadership, Managers and Supervisors regarding policies & procedures
- Employees’ expectations of privacy & confidentiality with respect to working from hom
Who Should Attend
- Senior Leadership
- Human Resources Professionals
- Compensation Professionals
- Compliance professionals
- Managers and Supervisors
- Employees
Why Should You Attend
Employers need to focus on the many legal issues that can arise when employees telecommute or work remotely. Employers need to know how to best protect the organization with regard to having this virtual workforce. Do employers need to provide an employee with a telecommuting arrangement as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA? Could the employer be subject to discrimination claims if it allows Marcia to telecommute but doesn’t allow Jim? How do you go about handling workplace injuries in work-from-home situations? Could the organization be subject to wage and hour claims from telecommuting employees? How should remote employees report an accident that happened in the employee’s home?
These questions, and additional telecommuting topics, will be covered in this 60-minute information-packed webinar.
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$160.00
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