Program Details
2026-09-22 14:30:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-09-22 14:30:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm ESTThis session examines the DOL’s July 2026 companion opinion letters FLSA2026-9 and FLSA2026-10, which formally recognize a ‘third category’ of noncompensable commute time and draw a bright line between incidental and integral pre-commute tasks. Attorneys will learn how to conduct a five-step audit of commute and travel-time policies—covering hybrid, split-shift, field-service, and multi-site arrangements—to align with the new DOL framework and establish a documented good-faith defense under Section 10 of the Portal-to-Portal Act. Attendees will leave equipped to identify technology traps, apply the incidental/integral distinction, and overlay state-law requirements that can defeat a federal-only compliance strategy.
Christian AntkowiakChristopher M Cascino 3:40 pm - 4:40 pm ESTThis session equips defense-side employment attorneys with substantive and procedural tools to oppose FLSA collective action certification in travel-time cases, challenge personal jurisdiction over out-of-state opt-in plaintiffs, and deploy DOL opinion letters and recent circuit decisions to limit or eliminate liquidated-damages exposure. Attorneys will leave with a working command of the diverging certification standards across the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits following Swales, Clark, Richards, and Harrington, and a framework for structuring certification opposition arguments around individualized travel-time variations. The session also covers how to use DOL Opinion Letters FLSA2026-9 and FLSA2026-10 and FAB 2025-3 as substantive shields to liquidate damages at both the pre-litigation and litigation stages.
Christian AntkowiakChristopher M CascinoChristian Antkowiak is a Shareholder at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC in Pittsburgh and Co-Chair of the firm’s Labor, Employment, Benefits & Immigration (LEBI) section, a group of more than 75 practice-specific lawyers nationwide recognized among the largest and most respected within full-service law firms. He defends employers in class and collective actions — including Title III public accommodation and wage and hour claims — and in discrimination, harassment, and retaliation matters, and represents clients in agency enforcement actions before OSHA, the NLRB, and the DOL. He also counsels employers on restrictive covenants and trade secret protection, employment agreements and compensation, workplace policies, ADA and FMLA leave, pay practice audits, and traditional labor relations, including collective bargaining negotiations.
Christopher M. Cascino is a Shareholder in Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC’s Tampa Bay office with over 15 years of experience representing clients in labor and employment matters. Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Florida Board of Legal Specialization — one of fewer than 200 Florida board-certified labor and employment attorneys — he pairs his legal acumen with a close understanding of each client’s business environment to guide organizations toward strategic outcomes. His practice focuses on workplace class actions, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions, and California Private Attorneys General Act litigation, and he counsels employers on wage and hour compliance, terminations and disciplinary actions, workforce reductions, leave and time-off policies, discrimination claims under Title VII, Title IX, the ADA, and age discrimination laws, and California Labor Code compliance.
Christian Antkowiak is a Shareholder at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC in Pittsburgh and Co-Chair of the firm’s Labor, Employment, Benefits & Immigration (LEBI) section, a group of more than 75 practice-specific lawyers nationwide recognized among the largest and most respected within full-service law firms. He defends employers in class and collective actions — including Title III public accommodation and wage and hour claims — and in discrimination, harassment, and retaliation matters, and represents clients in agency enforcement actions before OSHA, the NLRB, and the DOL. He also counsels employers on restrictive covenants and trade secret protection, employment agreements and compensation, workplace policies, ADA and FMLA leave, pay practice audits, and traditional labor relations, including collective bargaining negotiations.
Christopher M. Cascino is a Shareholder in Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC’s Tampa Bay office with over 15 years of experience representing clients in labor and employment matters. Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Florida Board of Legal Specialization — one of fewer than 200 Florida board-certified labor and employment attorneys — he pairs his legal acumen with a close understanding of each client’s business environment to guide organizations toward strategic outcomes. His practice focuses on workplace class actions, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions, and California Private Attorneys General Act litigation, and he counsels employers on wage and hour compliance, terminations and disciplinary actions, workforce reductions, leave and time-off policies, discrimination claims under Title VII, Title IX, the ADA, and age discrimination laws, and California Labor Code compliance.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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