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JANUARY 9, 2019

I was a legal assistant (she referred to me as an “administrative assistant” on payroll, but as a “paralegal” when billing clients for my time). Also, when you take the bar exam, they write to all your employers to get references, and legal employers are said to carry more weight.

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APRIL 7, 2022

I was surprised since I’m in a marijuana legal state, and there had been no mention of drug testing (I’m an administrative assistant, not for a government agency). I was candid with HR that I am a medical CBD and recreational marijuana user, and expressed respectful surprise that they test for THC in a state where it’s legal.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

I never worked from home, as my role as a receptionist/administrative assistant isn’t conducive to that. I’m not one to forget to clock in, and I feel like this is probably in response to a few chronic mis-punchers, but can they legally do this? I am a woman in my mid-twenties. Nope, they cannot.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Over the course of the next 30 years, I did secretarial/administrative assistant work in a variety of settings. And I wouldn’t have known any of this, or been able to articulate it, without you. Two years after quitting to do my student teaching, I got rehired by the university as a medical secretary.

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APRIL 8, 2015

Regardless of the reason, is this behavior legal? Who should give a gift on Administrative Professionals Day? On Administrative Professionals Day, who is supposed to give the gift to the administrative assistant? I can’t think of any other plausible reason for this.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

I work in a small team of four – my coworker and I handle most of the day to day, as well as projects, and we also have an administrative assistant who handles the clerical functions. I don’t know enough about the ACA compliance process to know if this is legal or not, so I’m going to take your word for it that it is.

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MAY 17, 2016

I am an administrative assistant and have a second job interview coming up the end of this week. I really want to wow them with my great administrative skills and do something that will make me stand out above the other candidate(s). Is this legal? I want to give my interviewer a portfolio demonstrating my admin skills.

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JULY 5, 2016

A reader writes: Several months ago, I was hired as an administrative assistant by a very small nonprofit. Legally, ethically, and practically, they cannot have it both ways. When they offered me the position, I was told they could only afford to have me work seven hours per week (they stressed this was a strict limit).

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JUNE 21, 2016

My dilemma is I didn’t list my law degree on my resume or application for an administrative assistant in a hospital ethics and compliance department. is that I was getting no responses to applications (even for non-lawyer legal jobs at law firms) and I was getting desperate. My reason for not previously disclosing the J.D.

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JULY 29, 2021

My friend, Jane, works as an administrative assistant for a nonprofit. I know it suuuucks to spend all that time on an application and then hear “we didn’t even read it” though. Didn’t accept a promotion, but was promoted anyway. I’m wondering if you can settle something for a friend and me.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

She did not invite our administrative assistant, who is also off-site – she was just planning on the meeting attendees, I guess? • That said, it’s perfectly legal to require task logs from exempt employees , and it probably doesn’t violate any internal rules either.

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APRIL 19, 2016

Legally, your employer is allowed to ask whatever follow-up questions they want , unless the medical condition is one that’s protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Is this legal? It’s legal as long as it doesn’t take their pay below minimum wage, and as long as they agreed to it in advance. (If

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DECEMBER 22, 2015

(We’re in a small department–previously three, and now four, employees; all three of us report to my boss, but I am the most senior of the three reports and the other two provide administrative assistance to both of us. Is this legal? It’s legal, and it’s pretty common.

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JANUARY 15, 2016

They’re not legally bound to offer you anchor work if it’s not in your contract. I work as an administration assistant in the registry department of a large university. She said I should embrace the skills I will gain as a reporter. There is nothing about doing anchor work in my contract. What can I do? Not much, unfortunately.

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DECEMBER 31, 2015

I work as an administrative assistant, but I’m thinking of changing fields/jobs in the next year or so. But in answer to your direct question of whether you can fire her: Yes, you legally can. Leaving work off my resume that I don’t want to do again. Will working for my dad cause an issue in a background check?

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The second is a typical administrative assistant-type role — more entry-level, with a salary to reflect that. Today, as I skimmed the local job sites, two different jobs popped up, both of which I am qualified for. The first is an accounting manager position. You may also like: can I refuse to put up Christmas decorations at work?

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JUNE 6, 2016

I work in a not for profit legal center as a paralegal with approximately 20 employees. I was hired through a temporary agency as an administrative assistant for a large logistics firm. Having to contact multiple people when calling in sick. I lost my voice and had a fever Friday, so I called in sick for the first time.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

I have been at my new job as an administrative assistant for just over two months. Is this legal? My boss is advertising my job because I got sick before some pre-approved vacation time. A few months ago, I decided to make a big career move and change industries.

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MARCH 24, 2016

Also, there must be legal issues regarding an employer forcing an employee to spend money on something they don’t want to have. I work as at a leading worldwide pharmaceutical company as an administrative assistant. I am about to return home for another round of in-person meetings with my boss.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

The legal landscape is rapidly changing, but lack of awareness isn’t a defense if employees file a complaint or a lawsuit. But getting ahead of the problem can reduce the likelihood of complaints – and the legal fees, morale damage and bad PR that come along with them. Planning ahead can help you get the most from the process.

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

You bought a perfectly legal product on your lunch break. I recently applied to an administrative assistant position online, and someone from their HR department emailed me on Monday and set up a phone interview with me for that Thursday. So my question is, do you think it was a big mistake to do that over my lunch? Not at all.

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MARCH 11, 2021

I had a compliance role in the legal department of a Fortune 500 investment company. in my exact field, albeit in an administrative assistant capacity (which would be a step down from my previous compliance position). I currently work part-time as an administrative assistant.

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