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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. It’s not uncommon for small businesses to have informal work arrangements, incomplete or non-existent job descriptions, or no employee handbook at all.

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5 key co-employment nuances that employers must understand

Insperity

Co-employment is the legal structure that professional employer organizations (PEOs) and their client companies use to share HR responsibilities. Said another way, determining which individuals are employees (and receive W-2s) and which are independent contractors (who receive 1099s) is a responsibility reserved for the business – not a PEO.

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Massachusetts’ Workplace Wellness Program Law May Set the Standard

WELCOA

The group purchasing cooperative must coordinate with an insurance carrier’s wellness program data processing systems to enable the group purchasing cooperative to effectively provide guidance to eligible association members, eligible small businesses, eligible employees and eligible dependents regarding targeted wellness programs.

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Virtual law offices: 6 steps to success

Ruby

Many legal professionals have found they’re as efficient (or more) working from home as they would be in a conventional office, while saving significantly on overhead. We were able to ensure her legal operations were automated, self-regulating, and cost-effective, making it easy for her to start traveling.

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asking for time off when coworkers don’t, odd bathroom restrictions, and more

Ask a Manager

He has the legal right, yes (unless you have a medical condition involving the bathroom that he’s legally required to accommodate). But he also has the legal right to insist on a full report of what you did in the bathroom or to make you take a hall pass in with you or to insist that you call him Emperor Bob the Toilet King.

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my boss won’t accept my new married name, telling an interviewer that the job isn’t realistic, and more

Ask a Manager

As for what to say, you could try this: “Jane Warbleworth will no longer be my name as of July 10, legally or otherwise. But if he’s the head guy, and this is a small business that he runs as King Ass, which seems likely, then unfortunately you might be at the limits of what you can try. I supervise a very good employee.

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Ask a Manager speed round

Ask a Manager

I supervise a role where critical thinking is really important – people need to be able to problem solve and think on their feet to figure out ways to resolve issues within a general policy and rules framework. And having this rule is legal under the laws here and so is letting people go for breaking it.