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Agency management
Scanned documents
Are scanned documents admissible in court?
Interns under the FLSA
Are interns treated as employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and, therefore, subject to the minimum wage and overtime rules?
Employer liability for misrepresentations in hiring
We read about an agency which hired two new members to its management team and told both of them separately, “When the current vice president retires, you will get her job.” Obviously both cannot get the job, but the agency wanted to entice both to join the staff to eventually determine which would be the better fit. Is the agency incurring any liability by doing so?
Making changes to an application based on oral conversation
Can an insurance producer make an additional change to an application, which has already been signed by the insured, with their verbal consent and have it be legal?
Marketing text messages
Do I need permission to send marketing text messages?