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Business owner beware: FLSA compliance and personal liability

Insperity

Supervision and control of work schedules. That’s why the food service, health care, technology, construction, and banking industries have all faced regular audits in recent years. As a good rule of thumb, you could be deemed an employer if you have: 1. Authority to hire and fire employees. Staying compliant.

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should I expand my job search outside of my industry, my coworkers aren’t working, and more

Ask a Manager

I have no student loans and a manageable sum in my bank account and parents who would welcome me back home while I figure things out, all of which I’m grateful for but know won’t get me through things forever. I am not an administrative professional but I work in the construction industry. I’m not trying to tattle.

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coworker takes all his calls on speakerphone, demoted boss asked me to be a character witness, and more

Ask a Manager

There’s a new metro station and skyscraper being constructed across the street from my office, and I don’t even notice the noise from that anymore. I have been assigned two admin assistants to supervise and I’m tasked with monitoring their schedule and covering the front office. I’m usually good at filtering out all noise.