Practice Management Alert

HR Corner:

Use These Guidelines to Pay Associates Fairly

Look to salary threshold, and don’t let insidious biases take over. If you’re familiar with how wage and hour laws affect your practice’s workers’ pay, you may be wondering if what and how you pay your associates is both fair and legal. “Associates are doctors and by definition should be considered exempt employees,” says Barbara Freet, PHR, president/CEO and founder of [...]
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