Wage and Hour Solutions for Boarding Schools

This workshop will provide an overview of U.S. federal wage and hour law, including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), independent contractors, overtime and lump-sum salaries. Our focus will be on positions specific to boarding schools that are often difficult to classify and learning how to classify employees who hold multiple roles on campus. Together we will analyze real case studies, working as a group to determine personnel classifications and, just as importantly, learning how to explain those classifications to staff and the importance of proper classification to the school. We will discuss a school’s unique features that can complicate or support the implementation of wage and hour changes. Finally, we will highlight NBOA’s tools, resources and networks that support boarding school and HR professionals in this ever-changing regulatory environment.

Recommended Audience: HR Professionals, Business Officers, and Business Office Staff with HR Responsibilities

Learning Objective(s):

• Know the factors for classifying independent contractors and how they are applied in a boarding school setting.
• Understand the federal criteria for overtime exemptions and how roles in schools can be evaluated for classification purposes.
• Learn proper techniques for calculating and paying overtime and calculating compensable time for boarding school employees who work beyond the normal school day, are traveling or performing on-call work.

Pricing

Members: $320.00
Nonmembers: $450.00

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Instructors

Wendi Cantwell

Manager, HR Programs

NBOA

New Hampton, NH

Wendi Cantwell, PHR®, brings more than 10 years of experience in accounting and human resources at an independent school to her role as manager, human resources programs at NBOA. Prior to joining NBOA in 2024, her career spanned from high school business teacher, adult computer instructor, accounts payable coordinator and most recently, human resources manager at New Hampton School, an independent co-ed day/boarding school for grades 9-12/PG in New Hampshire. In her ten years at the school, Cantwell was the accounts payable coordinator for five years and human resources manager for 5 years, serving on the benefits task force, safety committee and strategic planning committees involving compensation and retention.

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Amber Stockham, SPHR

Senior Director, Human Resources Programs

NBOA

Pittsfield, MA

With 20 years of human resources-related experience, Amber Stockham, SPHR, brings expertise in regulatory compliance, talent acquisition and management, organizational planning, and compensation and benefits design to her role as director, human resources programs at NBOA. Prior to joining NBOA in 2020, her career spanned a variety of industries, including social services, manufacturing and construction. She found a passion for education when she served as the director of human resources at Miss Hall’s School, an independent day/boarding school for girls in grades 9-12 in Massachusetts. In her current role, Stockham develops and delivers highly practical and engaging programs, products and services on topics ranging from difficult conversations and employee supervision to benefits administration. Stockham holds a master of business administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. 

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