What does it mean to provide reasonable supervision over my employees? May a chiropractor sign a child’s sports physical certificate? Am I required to have a written job description for every person that works in my practice? Can I ask an interviewee for names of past supervisors? Are there any special rules for hiring a 16 year old? What is an independent contractor? If we use a bi-weekly pay period, can we pay our employees overtime pay for working in excess of 80 hours per pay period rather than for over 40 hours per week? If an employee works unauthorized overtime, must I pay for those hours? Should independent contractors have written agreements that spell out their relationship? What are the risks of hiring independent contractors? What are the benefits of hiring independent contractors? What is the best way to fire an employee with performance problems? Are there any circumstances where I am exempt from paying overtime? Can I force employees to use “comp time” instead of paying overtime? Must we give our employees meal or rest breaks during a work shift? How do government agencies determine whether workers are ICs or employees? What is the “test” the IRS uses to determine if a chiropractor is an independent contractor? Can a CT do more than a trained CA? What are the main points that should be covered in a “non-compete” clause? How important is it that I specify hours or duties as part of an associate agreement? Under what circumstances may I delegate work to a CA? In additional to educational requirements do I have other responsibilities before work can be delegated to a CA? How do we define a week for overtime purposes? Are there any restrictions on the number of hours that you can schedule an adult to work? How often must we pay our employees? We have an employee who moved and did not tell us her new address. Then she left a voice message quitting her job. How are we supposed to pay her within the 31 day rule? Are we allowed to require our employees to wear uniforms? Can we require our employees to take a lie detector test? How long must we keep our salary records? What are the rights of employees that feel they have been improperly denied overtime pay?
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