Classify This

Getting Employee Classification Right Before It Costs You

If you’re paying employees, using contractors, or managing teams across different roles, classification decisions are already impacting your business whether you realize it or not.

Misclassification is one of the fastest ways to create legal and financial risk. And it’s not just about independent contractors. Wage and hour issues, exempt vs. non-exempt status, and inconsistent pay practices can all lead to costly mistakes.

In this session, we break down what you need to know to classify workers correctly, structure pay practices appropriately, and avoid the common traps that lead to audits, claims, and penalties.

You’ll walk away with a clearer understanding of how to evaluate your workforce and make decisions that hold up under scrutiny.

This session is for you if:

• You’re unsure whether someone should be an employee or contractor
• You’ve inherited pay structures or classifications you didn’t create
• You’re making decisions about exempt vs. non-exempt status
• You want to avoid wage and hour mistakes that lead to claims or audits

Classification mistakes don’t just create compliance issues—they create financial exposure. Back pay, penalties, and misclassification claims can add up quickly, especially when issues go unaddressed over time.

Getting this right on the front end is significantly easier than fixing it later.