Event Profile

Red Flag Rules for Frontline Employees

Date(s):
July 15, 2025
Venue:
Online
Description:

Who Should Attend:

Frontline and customer service employees, and any utility employee who interacts directly with customers or has access to customer information.

Overview:

Perhaps you have been a victim of identity theft; if so, you understand the pain, stress, and damage it causes. Would it surprise you to learn that utilities are considered an identity theft gateway? The customer accounts your utility maintains and the information your field personnel have access to can be used by would-be thieves to steal the identities of your customers.

Red Flag Rules is the term used to describe the requirements of Section 114 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003 (FACTA or FACT Act). All organizations covered by Red Flag Rules must have developed and implemented written identity theft prevention programs by the time of this class. If you interact with customers or have access to customer data, you probably have questions about how the rules affect you and how you can help to implement the policies established at your utility. This webinar will provide an overview to help address those concerns.

The webinar will also briefly cover the requirements of Section 315 of the FACTA, which pertains to reconciliation of address disputes.

Objectives:

After participating in this webinar, you will understand:

  • The three keys to preventing identity theft: deter, detect, and defend.
  • What an identity theft prevention policy is.
  • Why your employer has an identity theft prevention policy.
  • Statistics that recognize theft as a growing crime.
  • How identity theft affects the utility industry.
  • Your role as a staff member or frontline associate.

Recordings:

Webinar recordings can be made available to registrants who are unable to attend live.

Instructor:

Jennifer Bouman-Steagall, Founder, Red Kite Employment Law

Schedule:

The webinar will be held 10-11:30 a.m. Pacific Time. Attendees will be admitted 15 minutes before the webinar begins.

How to Participate:

Instructions will be emailed to attendees within 12 hours of the webinar and we recommend that you test the link to the meeting as soon as you get the instructions. The webinar is best viewed using Chrome as your browser. We recommend that you use a landline for both your phone and your internet connections.

This registration is for one person to attend. We manage our webinars on an honor-system basis; if more than one person from a utility wishes to attend, each is to register separately.

Webinar Fees:

Utility Member Rate: $120
Associate Member Rate: $180
Non-Member Rate: $240

Canadian utility members, please contact registration@nwppa.org for pricing and to register.

Note: Organizations that register a group of employees will receive every fifth registration for free. For example, if you register five employees, you only pay for four; register 10 employees, you only pay for eight; and so on. There is nothing additional you need to do to receive this discount.

Cancellation Policy:

For webinars, virtual classes, and section meetings: cancellations at least five days prior to the event will receive a full refund; within 1-4 days or no show, the charge will be 100% of the registration fee.

For in-person events: cancellations at least 30 days prior to the event will receive a full refund; within 15-29 days there will be a $100 fee; and within 1-14 days or no show, the charge will be 100% of the registration fee.
 
When possible, please send a substitute instead of canceling; NWPPA does not charge a fee for substitutions. To request a refund, please contact us at registration@nwppa.org or (360) 254-0109.

Continuing Hours:

This webinar qualifies for 2 continuing hours. Certificates are available online upon full completion of the course.

For More Information:

To find out more about this event, or to learn about other events, view the Training and Event Catalog.