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QUESTION:    I THOUGHT THAT ONLY THE COMPANY COULD BE PENALIZED FOR FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT VIOLATIONS?
 
ANSWER:       WHEN A TEXAS ROPE COMPANY GOT TIED UP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE OWNER, PLANT MANAGER AND OFFICE MANAGER WENT TO JAIL!
 
Numerous federal laws include civil liability for individuals who fail to comply with the laws. Some federal laws even provide for individual criminal liability for company owners and managers.
Don’t let the boss rope you into breaking the law!
The U.S. Attorney’s office charged that High Performance Ropes of America, Inc. did not pay overtime compensation,…
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QUESTION:    WE WORRY ABOUT GETTING SUED FOR FIRING PEOPLE, BUT NOW ARE WE BEING SUED FOR NOT FIRING SOMEONE?

ANSWER:        NEGLIGENT HIRING, RETENTION AND SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES CAN COST YOUR COMPANY MONEY!

Employers are conditioned by discrimination lawsuits to avoid background checks and to avoid disciplining and firing workers.  For example, so called “ban the box” statutes forbidding including questions about past criminal convictions on employment applications have caused employers to be lax in hiring standards. Wrongful termination lawsuits have made employers wary of disciplining or firing underperformers.

Nevertheless, members of the public can and do sue companies…
Continue Reading WATCH FOR ROGUE EMPLOYEES!