I have talked with five people in the past week whose hours were cut to 29 or less effective on the first day of this year. Three were told that they would be fired immediately and without any chance of reversing the decision if they ever worked more than 29 hours in a single week, regardless of the reason. One manager (on the list of 42 full-time corporate employees) I know was told that he would be fired if he permitted any of his people who are not authorized to work full time to work more than 29 hours in a week.
Can you share the name of this company? (so I will recognize it when the Obama Administration publishes their Official List of Unpatriotic Parasite Employers?)