NOVEMBER LOCATION: IN-PERSON
Conroe Tower - 300 W. Davis Street, Conroe, Texas - 6th Floor Meeting Room
Program 2 - MC-SHRM General Meeting (Members and Guests)
"FLSA 101: Back to the Basics
of Wage-and-Hour Compliance"
Presented by: Lucia Garcia
- Community Outreach & Resource Planning Specialist
- Wage and Hour Division - U.S. Department of Labor
This back-to-basics session will provide a practical refresher on the core FLSA principles HR professionals need to know.
Participant Learning Objectives:
- Discover the fundamental requirements of the FLSA, including minimum wage, overtime, hours worked, and recordkeeping obligations
- Distinguish between exempt and nonexempt employees and recognize common classification mistakes
- Identify common wage-and-hour issues involving overtime, off-the-clock work, meal periods, remote work, and timekeeping practices
- Recognize FLSA compliance red flags and evaluate workplace practices for potential wage-and-hour risk
- Communicate basic FLSA requirements effectively to managers and organizational leaders
Lucia Garcia
- Community Outreach & Resource Planning Specialist
- Wage and Hour Division - U.S. Department of Labor
A distinguished regulatory compliance and public-sector leader with more than 19 years of service in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. She brings extensive expertise in federal labor law, complex investigations, strategic enforcement, regulatory interpretation, and interagency collaboration.
Garcia is recognized for advancing high-impact compliance initiatives focused on worker protection, government contracts, child labor, and human trafficking prevention. She has helped establish multiple task forces and played a pivotal role in creating Friendly FEDs of Houston, an interagency collaboration.
Her leadership has been recognized with the U.S. Department of Labor Distinguished Career Service Award, the Federal Executive Board of Houston’s Public Servant of the Year Award, multiple Secretary of Labor Honor Awards, the Wage and Hour Division Everyday Hero Award, and recognition from the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders for serving as the Regional Lead from 2016 - 2025.
To connect with Lucia Garcia, visit: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd
or email to: garcia.lucia@dol.gov
Program 2: MC-SHRM GENERAL Meeting Agenda (Members & Guests)
11:35AM - 11:45AM Registration & Networking
11:45AM - 11:55AM Introductions & Chapter Business
11:55AM - 12:55PM Speaker Presentation and Q&A
12:55PM - 1:00PM Wrap Up
