Exempt or Nonexempt 1. Amy classified the shift leaders for exempt status because some of their job functions fall within the criteria of an exempt employee. The criteria’s she based the exemption status on were their responsibilities and duties which enabled them to have a certain amount of authority and other factors led to the consideration for the exemption status. The nature of their duties as managers allowed them the ability to delegate and assign the employee to the various work areas. They were further classified because of their day to day responsibility that included running the floor, making limited managerial decisions, ability to sit in on potential prospect interviews, knowing first hand who is about to be terminated as …show more content…
According to the case, none of these leaders fall into any of the above category. The pay is another element that must be taken into consideration. Although the case does not stipulate how much the team leaders are getting paid, we know for sure that they are not paid nearly as much as the assistant manager however they are paid slightly higher than the associates. Another factor is that they are associates majority of the time with a small portion of time being allocated to managerial duties. To further advocate why they should not be exempt, is due to the needed approval from the assistant manager and or the store manager for sales returns that exceed $50.00 which eliminates them from making any significant judgment calls that is allowed by managers. Finally, the team leaders do not hire they only sit in on interviews, they do not make the daily schedule for associates only the assistant manager does, they don’t give appraisals however they do give input and they are not involved in managerial decisions. In order for managers to be considered exempt they would need to have complete autonym to decision making and the majority of their time should be spent on managerial duties instead of doing the work of an associate most of the time. 3. The
These leaders are very trusting of there members abilities and will let the team get on with the task at hand, They give very little input with the day to day running of the team.
Within any successful team, you will find leaders, it need not be the manager, and it doesn’t have to be the same person all the time, you only have to look at any successful sports team to see that there are numerous leaders and within the team each person knows the role they have to perform at any set moment and can change as the situation needs. This has been well explained in the Belbin Team Architecture.
The team leader’s ability to manage and improve team performance will be limited by his or her own authority and ability to influence others. There may be restrictions in terms of organisational policy; there may be financial, resource, or time constraints, or team members themselves may be reluctant to participate and to accept change.
5. Not making a reasonable accommodation for the disabilities of employees or denying employment opportunities to them because of the duty to accommodate their disabilities.
American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) was part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA: P.L. 111-5), enacted by Congress to give financial assistance to low income families and students and to promote higher education in the United States. Cost of Colleges and University are in constant increase year to year and the need for a postsecondary education as a mean to achieve personal growth, community and industry development in the present globalization of the economies make its necessary for government and lawmaker and families to understand the impact of the American Opportunity Tax Credit and how to extend it to more families and beyond the 2017 actual limitation.
OSAP, a program designed to benefit Ontario residents in need; they can apply to receive a Canada-Ontario integrated student loan through the Ontario Student Assistance Program or OSAP. The program was started back in the 1990’s, by the Ontario government to enable those with lower incomes to receive loans, grants and scholarships which allows them to have the ability to pay for their post secondary education.
Team Leaders are most likely managers, directors, executives and the company owners. The responsibility of the Team Leaders are:
5.(TCO E) Julie is a fruit picker and has worked for the same company for three years. Between April and June 2005, she, along with 300 other fruit pickers, worked at this company. The workers, including Julie, worked an average of 40 hours per week, five days per week, during the entire three-month period. Beginning in July, 2005, the workers were required to work a minimum of 55 hours per week. The workers were not paid overtime for the hours worked in excess of 40.
Depending on the insurer and the type of service provided, third-party payers pay providers by different means
This paper examines the exclusionary rule. Explains the reasons for the origin of the exclusionary rule. The paper contends that use of the exclusionary rule has enabled guilty criminals to go free and that its original intention has been so distorted that it no longer fulfills its intended function and is instead a tool for protecting the rights of criminals Not only how it came about but, the true meaning as well as the exceptions. There are also a number of cases mentioned throughout the paper that have played some role in the exclusionary.
The first acknowledgment of an employer is ensuring compliance with the FLSA is to ensure all employees are classified correctly either under exempt or non-exempt. When a liability by curtailing claims for not accurately compensating employees for any overtime worked. Additionally, an employer should make sure to train their management team to be able to determine exactly what employees are considered exempt and non-exempt (SHRM,
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Anti-discrimination laws cover categories that include race, gender, religion, age national origin, and others. Ms. Shewin’s case has several factors that could be split into the discrimination categories. The first factor that can be considered is that Ms. Shewin is an African American. In the fact pattern is states that there are only five African-American senior managers in the company. This would fit into the race discrimination category because the number of African-American individuals that are in senior management positions could be subject to the EEOA depending on the records kept by the company. The gender category is also a factor
While studying or even registering for a class presents a challenge to some college students, the greatest obstacle remains, going to class. Attending college is supposed to signify a new found freedom to make many important choices regarding education without high school mandatory attendance policies. However, students everywhere are coming to the staggering realization that college is not too different from high school. Teachers still take class roll and students are still expected to be at every class on time. What next, hall monitors in the hall? The time has come for action to be taken. Colleges must abolish mandatory student attendance policies for several reasons to be further discussed.
Jackson based on the grounds of insubordination which is being grieved by Mrs. Martin through the union. The root of the problem involves a situation where Mrs. Martin has refused an overtime request from Mr. Jackson, who accepted her answer as valid reason. Mr. Jackson in return asked Kyla Martin to initial a prepared worksheet that would mention the act of her refusal of overtime. Fear of tarnishing her records, Mrs. Martin declined to initial the worksheet. Even after Mr. Jackson ultimately ordered her to initial the sheet, she remained defiant and refused to sign. Mr. Jackson regarded the act as a case of disobedience to a clear order from management as an act of apparent insubordination. To set a kind of example for the other employees, management decided to suspend Mrs. Martin for three days.