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Business owner beware: FLSA compliance and personal liability

Insperity

The nuances between what legally constitutes a person and an employer aren’t always clear-cut when it comes to FLSA compliance. Supervision and control of work schedules. Generally, offering comp (compensatory) time in lieu of paying overtime is not legal for private employers. Authority to hire and fire employees.

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Exempt vs. non-exempt: The ultimate guide to white collar workers

Insperity

Common positions classified incorrectly here include secretaries, office managers and even some positions that have dual responsibility, such as a manager of a restaurant who may be working the register (performing non-exempt duties and supervising employees). Professional exemptions. Ask them how often they do something.

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8 reasons leaders self-sabotage

Work Life

It is often at the very height of their careers that leaders become the most vulnerable to ethical, moral, or legal lapses in judgment or decision-making. In many cases, they have the ability to set their own agendas without direct day-to-day supervision. We often refer to this situation as the paradox of success.

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The Patient-Enemy: How Derrida Helps Explain Psychiatry’s Cruelty and Care

Mad in America

As we come to understand the psychiatric hospital as a pseudo-prison, we must address the question of legality—the pseudo-laws which surround the pseudo-prison. ” As such, psychiatry is enclaved into the legal system as a secret supplementary legal system—a legal system inside the legal system.

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Massachusetts’ Workplace Wellness Program Law May Set the Standard

WELCOA

Zabawa, JD, MPH • Attorney & President | Center for Health and Wellness Law, LLC Many people may not realize that some states have workplace wellness program laws; it’s not just the province of the federal government. Join us for a legal update webinar on the topic. 211 CMR 115.

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community member asks to hear from male employees instead of me, saying “that’s above my pay grade,” and more

Ask a Manager

I and other colleagues at my workplace (local government) have been meeting informally with members of the public about a project in my community that I am the project manager for. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. Community member cuts me off and asks to hear from male employees instead. These are conversational meetings.

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I’m trying to resign but it’s not working, client is deducting fees for quick payment, and more

Ask a Manager

But is this even legal? There are no laws requiring that contractors be paid within a certain amount of time; it’s governed only by what’s in your contract. I’m currently in the position of teapot manager, and the position open is a new position that would supervise me and report to my boss.

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