IT Workers Not Eligible for Overtime in New Rules

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IT Workers Not Eligible for Overtime in New Rules

Posted by timothy on Wednesday April 21, 2004 @04:26AM from the news-for-nerds dept.

bjarvis354 writes "The San Diego Union Tribune is reporting that the Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao unveiled new rules that seem to specifically target IT workers and other white collar workers for exemption from overtime pay. The Oneonta Daily Star claims that 'According to new exemption tests, the employee isn't guaranteed overtime pay if primary duties involve office or non-manual work,' and 'Computer employees are not guaranteed overtime pay if they make $455 a week, or if their hourly rate is $27.63. Affected employees include computer systems analysts, programmers, software engineers or anyone with a similar title.'"

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Flush toilets in Bangalor by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-21 04:32 · Score: -1, Offtopic

"to hop on the boat to bangalore. Do they have flush toilets in india?"
Yes. But you have to wait until they flush upstairs in order to get enough water to use in the flat below. By the time you get to the bottom floor in the apartment building, the only water you see is pretty dark.
Curry Shits... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-21 04:34 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I used to know this guy named Samir who would eat curry all day long and take these very aromatic curry shits. They didn't smell horribly bad...just odd, like rotting spices.
Re:I am eligible for teh forst porst by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-21 04:36 · Score: -1, Offtopic

That was good, baby. But... I gotta have more cowbell!
It has to be said... by spiritraveller · 2004-04-21 04:44 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I for one welcome our new non-overtime-paying overlords.
Re:Re-elect him! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-21 05:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

"However, I'm amused at right-wing attempts to "let the market decide", except when it comes to TV & Radio censorship, abortion"
The libertarian in me opposes all TV/radio censorship: from Howard Stern (a target of the Right) to Limbaugh (a target of censorship by the Left). However, the "right" to kill living human beings goes against the Constitution: human rights do trump the market. I oppose slavery for the same reasons. I'm consistent. Are you? Nope.
Re:Bush administration by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-21 05:13 · Score: -1, Offtopic

f*ck b*sh
Re:Consistency by Don+Keehotay · 2004-04-21 05:17 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Opposed to the death penalty, are you?

Thought not.

Bye-bye, consistency!

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Absolutely by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-21 05:20 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Opposed to the death penalty, are you?
Absolutely. Yes, I'm a conservative and oppose it. Clinton, the liberal, favored it. Backwards, right? At least the criminals being executed get due process (unlike the victims of abortion), but that does not make it OK.
Of course it doesn't apply to IT workers... by brodin · 2004-04-21 05:23 · Score: 0, Offtopic

American labor laws don't apply in India.

It had to be said...
Re:anti-union bias? by HarveyBirdman · 2004-04-21 06:01 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Screenwriters and actors have a union, and they are also well-paid (most of the time) and creative people.
And 95% of the product is drivel.

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Re:Bad example by Pathetic+Coward · 2004-04-21 06:09 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Screenwriters are stupid and need protection. They don't compare to an IT guy.

Post again in six months, after your management has sent your job off to Bangalore. Please.