The FLSA proposed changes
WOCO Frank
496 Posts
Is it just me, or is there an awful lot of innaccurate/misleading/deceptive advertising all-of-a-sudden?
My daughter came home from school the other day, railing about how the government is trying to eliminate the requirement to pay overtime. In fact, she had been assigned to write a paper on the bad things that could happen if the changes were enacted! Her "suggested resources" provided by the teacher included the AFL/CIO website. Sheesh.
I printed out a FAQ sheet from SHRM (I think it was SHRM), and told her to attach it to her paper. I also told her if her teacher wanted someone to talk to the class about what the proposal was really about, I would be available.
My daughter came home from school the other day, railing about how the government is trying to eliminate the requirement to pay overtime. In fact, she had been assigned to write a paper on the bad things that could happen if the changes were enacted! Her "suggested resources" provided by the teacher included the AFL/CIO website. Sheesh.
I printed out a FAQ sheet from SHRM (I think it was SHRM), and told her to attach it to her paper. I also told her if her teacher wanted someone to talk to the class about what the proposal was really about, I would be available.
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Careful about what kind of position you put your daughter in though. One of my grandchildren was telling me recently that her school district was going to have to lay off 6 teachers in order to balance their budget, and I told her the solution to the problem was simple: Have teachers in her district contribute $100/mo for health ins, (In WI, few teachers contribute to health ins. Highly unionized and very well placed in the state capital) and they could probably HIRE another 6 teachers. Well, she communicated this solution to her teacher who 'jumped down her throat' about how much they are already contributing through copays and deductibles. Didn't make her the teacher's pet!
The President of our Company just called to ensure we were following the "NEW" overtime rules. He said he just heard it was in effect now. I tried to assure him that this is trying to pass with alot of resistance.
If you would please share with me the FAQ's you provided to your daughter, I would greatly appreciate it.
My email address is [email]pbyrnes@saratogawarehouse.com[/email] and my fax number is
518-587-3129.
Thanks, again!
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James Sokolowski
HRhero.com
Can someone clarify this for me. It seems that there wouldn't be any problem if changes to the FLSA gave the employee the option of taking comp time or overtime without being presssured. I believe the other changes, i.e., definition of exempt, etc, are supported by both employers and employees.
Add my kudos for Frank's effort to correct his child's teacher. The teacher was truly out of place and should be disciplined. I also hope Frank's comment to the teacher doesn't cause the student to be harrassed by the teacher in question.
P.S. - My daughter says her teacher shrugged off my objections as evidence that I am some type of Bush administration patsy. My daughter says she didn't bother to tell her teacher that I've never voted Republican beyond the county level in my life. Maybe that's why my daughter is a 4.0 student - she's smart, works hard, but knows when to go with the flow.