1. Appropriate length of answer. One paragraph per question answered. Individual question minimum of 3 well-structured sentences in 12 point font.
2. Identification of correct human resource or management topic.
3. Full quality answers which include research to determine how to apply standards, regulations, or laws covering human resources. These cases require you to research current federal employment law, regulations, and issues in order to answer them correctly. Review “Website resources” tab. Also you can google topics, laws, cases, etc.
4. Correct notation of sources listed at the bottom of each answered case. You should list the textbook and any websites or other resources you used; cite direct quotes from sources in parenthesis and put (author’s last name, page #).
Case #74 “You Be the Judge: Is This Job Exempt?, p. 225-228. This case is difficult and will take you at least 10 hours to complete. You may want to go to the dol.gov website for more help. The Fair Labor Standards Act has multiple provisions and you need to read through each one to fully understand whether these jobs are exempt or non-exempt. Please provide detailed answers that show your rationale for your decisions. What is this job exempt? What is this job non-exempt? What is your proof or evidence that you would use if the Department of Labor audited your personnel classifications. How would you defend the organization’s classification of these jobs?