Opinion ID: 2464470
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Heading: Hoendermis's Job Responsibilities

Text: Patti Hoendermis became an APT employee in October 2000. Hoendermis's initial job title was practice manager. It was changed to practice administrator in an internal restructuring in November 2005. Valerie Phelps has been the president of APT since Hoendermis was hired. Phelps asserted in an affidavit that Hoendermis acted as an administrative or executive employee throughout her tenure at APT, spending at least 80 percent of her time managing the clinic. Phelps stated that Hoendermis's job responsibilities included creating a policy and procedure manual, securing bank loans and lines of credit, putting together APT's insurance package and pension fund, working with APT's lawyer on contracts, working with APT's accountant on taxes, and researching and leasing office space and equipment. Phelps stated that she started taking away Hoendermis's responsibilities with respect to the clinic's finances and budget in November 2005 because Hoendermis made so many mistakes in those areas. Phelps also asserted that Hoendermis, at least until November 2005, managed APT's administrative employees. In a deposition, Phelps testified that by November 2005 Hoendermis no longer supervised other employees but did act as a go-to person for questions. However, in an affidavit, Phelps asserted that Hoendermis regularly directed the work of the clinic's nonprofessional (administrative) staff and did not state that these responsibilities ended in November 2005. Hoendermis disputed Phelps's description of her job responsibilities. She asserted in her affidavit that she performed bookkeeping and secretarial duties and at least 50 percent of her time was spent doing clerical kinds of things like note-taking, bookkeeping, ordering supplies, and unplugging the toilet. She stated that she lacked any managerial or decision-making power and did not supervise any staff.