Let's see how badly we can screw the middle class (again).

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Everone hear about this? I guess I missed it in March. This is a letter from 100 legislators against the bill.

“We are writing to urge you to rescind proposed regulations that will take away overtime pay from as many as 8 million Americans, including ‘first responders,’ such as paramedics and EMTs and frontline police and fire supervisors, nurses, paralegals, engineers, journalists, secretaries, grocery clerks, dental hygienists, delivery route drivers, and health technicians,” the lawmakers wrote. “Millions of workers who receive time and a half for their overtime work today will be required to work longer hours for less money under the proposal. Millions more who have long depended upon overtime work to help make ends meet will face effective pay cuts as opportunities to work overtime are diminished. These regulations take both time and money from working Americans.”
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http://edworkforce.house.gov/democrats/rel63003.html

I consider my overtime part of my compensation package and will certainly take a dim view of being expected to work 50+ hours a week with no tme and a half. At that point I would need a significant increase to compensate for the loss.
 
Bush whacked again...He wants the employers to be able to salary the now hourly workers so they'll not be compensated for overtime. It doesn't do away with overtime....just the pay for it... :faptard:
 
Since I'm salaried, I suppose I missed that one. :(

Salary pretty much sucks. At my job, if you follow the letter of the company policies, you don't get paid for overtime at all but you do get docked for time you miss... no sick days either. Thankfully, the particular location where I'm working has a much more "relaxed" attitude that allows us fairly flexible comp time, hours, and schedules.
 
we don't get overtime as standard on jobs but there is a hefty provision for time off in leui for those who work bursts of excess hours. if a job is seriously under resourced toil is not really a viable option as it only ends up hurting the job later on. in those circumstances overtime can be made available for short periods.
my office is really flexible on hours and the working environment is pleasant.
 
Squiggy said:
It doesn't do away with overtime....just the pay for it...
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I'm unsure whether it was a state court or a federal court & THE LAWS MAY VARY BY STATE but some court ruled that even salaried employees are eligible for overtime. Check your state laws. In teh event of federal employees, it's in the10,000,000 page, small font, manual for workers book :D
 
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