So will economist be surprised when these workers see their hours cut to avoid OT?
Jeez - why so negative. To avoid OT companies will make sure their employees don’t get close to those hours. And will hire others instead. So the employment rate goes up!
I wonder if this is some scheme with regard to payroll taxes, insurance, etc. I imagine the government gets a bigger cut if a company has two employees working a total of 40 hours than one guy working 40 hours.