House Republicans Vote to Cut Workers' Pay

Kitsune · 07-26-2004, 10:49 AM

I don't like the math.

I know my employer does.

lookout123 · 07-26-2004, 11:51 AM

i'll have to dig some more to see how much this really changes things, but at first glance i don't really see that big of a difference. the increase in the salary test is a positive but even that is being spun as a negative on the link. from what i see, some of what the dems are calling take-aways are not, at least not from the current law. they are take-aways from the initial proposals that were made for change. that is the same thing that the dems did with advertising on bush's "stripping away money from PA education" - the funds were increased year over year, but not to the extent that was wanted.
in my previous life as a hiring manager, i can tell you that overtime laws are different state to state anyway. all this law does is set the minimum benchmark. CA, for instance, has extremely aggressive OT laws; if you have a pulse and are there for more than 8 hours, it's time and a half.
anyway - it's obvious there will be some negatives in here, but the sky isn't falling and life won't really change that much.

07-26-2004, 11:51 AM	#2
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i'll have to dig some more to see how much this really changes things, but at first glance i don't really see that big of a difference. the increase in the salary test is a positive but even that is being spun as a negative on the link. from what i see, some of what the dems are calling take-aways are not, at least not from the current law. they are take-aways from the initial proposals that were made for change. that is the same thing that the dems did with advertising on bush's "stripping away money from PA education" - the funds were increased year over year, but not to the extent that was wanted. in my previous life as a hiring manager, i can tell you that overtime laws are different state to state anyway. all this law does is set the minimum benchmark. CA, for instance, has extremely aggressive OT laws; if you have a pulse and are there for more than 8 hours, it's time and a half. anyway - it's obvious there will be some negatives in here, but the sky isn't falling and life won't really change that much. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-26-2004, 10:49 AM	#1
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	I don't like the math. I know my employer does.

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