Training

It is indeed true that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” And in the field of wage and hour law, this adage proves itself time and time again. Lack of a clear understanding of federal and state wage laws can lead to very costly judgments or settlements.

To help our clients avoid these pitfalls, we have developed clear and concise FLSA and federal prevailing wage training programs for human resource professionals, in-house counsel and their staff, as well as other managers with supervisory responsibilities. These training sessions can be conducted on the client site, and can be customized, as needed, to address specific needs, situations and concerns. For these sessions, we often develop client-specific materials that prove useful to HR teams as key resource guides.

In addition, Mr. Abrahams has authored training manuals on prevailing wage and other topics including The Service Contract Act, A Practical Guide to the Davis-Bacon Act, and The Fair Labor Standards Act. We are active instructors in various seminars, audio-conferences and webinars offered by different sponsors, including but not limited to the following organizations: Federal Publications, Lorman Educational Services, and Thompson Interactive.

We also are experienced government contracts lawyers. Federal and state government contractors have to navigate a complex maze of special wage and hour requirements – including the Service Contract Act; the Davis-Bacon Act; the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act; various Executive Orders including those requiring a first right of refusal to the incumbent workforce and the Contractor minimum wage; many state "little" Davis-Bacon laws for construction contractors; and local government Living Wage laws. To properly advise clients in these matters, counsel must understand both government contract principles as well as the wage and hour laws.  The two practice areas come together and complement each other, permitting us to be more effective advocates for our clients.  It is rare to find the two disciplines combined as they are here, where our attorneys have dual experience. Indeed, in January 2015 Mr. Abrahams wrote a new publication, the Federal Contractors Guide to Employment Law Compliance (Thompson 2015), which is perhaps the first publication to comprehensively cover the overlapping government contracts and labor requirements.

Dan Abrahams is a recognized PRACTIOTIONER in the field who has authored various instructional books. These include:

  • The Fair Labor Standards Act Handbook for States, Local Governments and Schools;

  • The Employer’s Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act;

  • FLSA Exemption Handbook;

  • Public Employer’s Guide to FLSA Employee Classification;

  • Federal Contractor's Guide to Employment Law Compliance;

  • Thompson’s HR Employment Forms – an on-line publication; and

  • Government Contracts Compliance Guide.