This course is designed for individuals who would like to review business law issues that are important for accountants. We will review wage and hour laws, discrimination issues, American’s with Disabilities Act Issues (Including access to websites), Family Medical Leave Act Issues, privacy issues, social media issues, bring your own device issues, hiring issues, background check issues, and other legal issues accountants should be aware of.
NOTE: This class does not provide legal advice, please consult an attorney for specific legal issues.
Publication Date: June 2022
Designed For
CPAs, CMAs, CFFs, CIAs, CGMAs, MAFFs, CFEs, CFOs, CEOs, business owners, business managers, internal auditors, external auditors, corporate accountants, government accountants, operations personnel and risk management personnel.
Topics Covered
- General Laws
- Discrimination Laws
- Harvard Study on Discrimination
- 2021 EEOC Discrimination Litigation
- Discrimination Laws
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
- Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Genetic Information Discrimination Act (GINA)
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
- Equal Pay Act
- Worker Classification
- Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Notification of Layoff
- Federal Wage Garnishments
- MSCOs
- DROs and QDROs
- Retirement Plan Rollover
- Child Labor Laws
- Mandatory Labor Law Posters
- I-9 Requirements
- Family Medical Leave Act
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
- Employee Retention Credit
- HIPAA
- COBRA
- Occupational Safety & Health (OSH)
- Preemployment Background Checks
Learning Objectives
- Identify employment law issues
- Recognize what discrimination laws cover
- Identify which jobs are not exempt from criminal records reporting limitations
- Recognize federal laws that prevent discrimination
- Identify how employees cannot be fired for taking time off
- Recognize exceptions for paying overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Level
Basic
Instructional Method
Self-Study
NASBA Field of Study
Business Law (2 hours)
Program Prerequisites
None
Advance Preparation
None
Instructor
Robert K Minniti
DBA, CPA, CFE, Cr.FA, CVA, MAFF, CFF, CGMA, PI
Dr. Minniti is the President and Owner of Minniti CPA, LLC. Dr. Minniti is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Forensic Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Valuation Analyst, Certified in Financial Forensics, Master Analyst in Financial Forensics, Chartered Global Management Accountant, and is a licensed private investigator in the state of Arizona.
Dr. Minniti received his doctoral degree in business administration from Walden University, received his MBA degree and Graduate Certificate in Accounting from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management, and received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix. Dr. Minniti taught graduate and undergraduate courses in forensic accounting at DeVry University, Grand Canyon University, Kaplan University, Northwestern University, and the University of Phoenix. He designed graduate and undergraduate courses for Grand Canyon University, Northwestern University, and Anthem College.
He is a writer and public speaker. He has experience in forensic accounting, fraud examinations, financial audits, internal audits, compliance audits, real estate valuations, business valuations, internal control development, business continuation planning, risk management, cyber security, privacy laws, data security, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance work and business consulting. In addition to his practice Dr. Minniti is an instructor teaching continuing professional education classes for a variety of providers and CPA Societies.
Dr. Minniti is currently serving as a board member on the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts' (NACVA) Litigation Forensics Board (LFB) and as a committee member on the Arizona State Board of Accountancy's Law Review Advisory Committee.