John Barr VA

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  • Tammy, If you're deducting money on an hourly basis when the hours fall below 40 then you're not exempt. All that's being done is storing up a FLSA lawsuit (with liquidated damages) for the future as DOL, and the courts, would be almost certain to…
  • At the same time, sick days are not vacation days that employees are free to use whenever they decide that they just don't want to come in. In fact, they can be more disruptive since, usually, vacations have to be planned in advance and sick days d…
  • Gracie, We're a pretty strong at-will state here in Virginia and you can fire this employee for whatever reason you choose. Heck, you can fire her for being a great employee, a bad employee, or almost any other reason that you could think of. You …
  • Make sure to check both state and federal regs. Federal law applies until the kids are 18 and it lists (as someone noted) a whole host of hazardous occupations that kids may not work in. The list is more extensive for those under 16 but even 16-17 y…
  • Pork, I appreciate your point of view, but I'm always leery of hard and fast rules. In trying to stay on topic, in a situation like this where there is the potential for a discrimination suit, clearly the lower level manager with the bit mouth nee…
  • Gracie, Documentation and At-Will are two different issues. You don't need any doucmentation to fire the person. If he sues you for firing him (e.g. breach of contract), you simply cite at-will and walk away fine. If he sues you for race/nationa…