supervisor

supervisor
In some jurisdictions, the title of a member of a county board. As defined by the Labor Management Relations Act, an individual having authority, in the interest of the employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or responsibility to direct them, or to adjust their grievances, or effectively to recommend such action if, in connection with the foregoing the exercise of such authority requires the use of independent judgment. 29 USC § 152(3)(11); 31 Am J Rev ed Lab § 205. See board of supervisors.

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