White House Wins Fight on OT Rule Changes (The End of "Overtime Pay")

news.yahoo.com/ ^ | 11/21/2003 | ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writer

[Arkinsaw]

Why are the Democrats worried about people who make $65,000 per year? They are all "the wealthy".

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[Sockdologer]

That's what I noticed too.

[okie01]

Critics of the new rules said they could lead to 8 million Americans losing eligibility for overtime pay, largely white-collar workers earning more than $65,000 a year. Administration officials say more than 644,000 such employees would lose the time-and-a-half pay now required when they work more than 40 hours in a week.

Who are these 644,000 people? And why are they earning overtime?

[concerned about politics]

Why are the Democrats worried about people who make $65,000 per year? They are all "the wealthy".

Screw the workers. Overtime pay is TAXED! The Democrats feel you're taking their vote buying money away from them!

[stands2reason]

Who are these 644,000 people? And why are they earning overtime?

Obviously not important to the story from a leftist view.

[stands2reason]

Do you have a comment other than the fake---and FALSE---title?

[xzins]

I assume they're earning overtime pay because that's the contract they have with their employer.

But you couldn't tell it from this article.

Why in the world didn't they report on what the old rules were and what the new rules will be? I'd like to at least see if I agree with the change.

[o_zarkman44]

My fear is eventually this will trickle down to everyone losing overtime. More work, less pay. But the twist here. Taxes on OT usually wipe out a large chunk of any windfall. Can't believe the government let go of the revenue.

[concerned about politics]

Can't believe the government Democrats let go of the revenue.

[flying Elvis]

I always hated overtime because I ended up making less an hour. Gimme the time off and I'll make money doing something else.

[MissAmericanPie]

The scent of conservative compassion wafting through the holiday air?

[mlo]

If these are the same rule changes I've read about, the story is misleading. They aren't about getting rid of overtime pay. They are about allowing employers and employees the option of choosing more vacation time instead of extra pay.

[Azzurri]

Are these government employees or what? This article is so confusing, I've been working "overtime" (40+ hrs) for the past 2 years as a contract (hourly) employee for a large corporation and never made time-and-a-half. Why is the government involved in this issue?

[carlson]

isnt overtime just for hourly workers and not for salaried workers? 64 grand a year dont sound hourly to me.

[Poohbah]

It works out to $32 an hour (assuming a 2,000-hour man-year)

[GOP_Proud]

< Who are these 644,000 people? And why are they earning overtime? >


Me. I'm a white collar worker (engineering) payed hourly. Anything over 40/week is time and a half. OT is not mandatory in my office and all you have to do is a few calculaions to figure out when taxes cut into it too much and just make that your max OT that you will work in a week. I rejoice in it. I don't want "comp" time. I've already got plenty of PTO(Personal Time Off-vac, sick, holidays, etc).

Of course, I don't mean that I work OT constantly, but it's pretty standard to put in a few hours a month. Sometimes a client calls and suddenly the job is a rush so it's crunch time for a few days.

[meenie]

I assume this bill covers the white house occupant and staff.

[Las Vegas Dave]

Dittos for me, BUT I am working 25 hrs/week OT, 13 hour workdays. I can work more if I choose, but I look forward to the weekend to recharge my batteries.