What Tech Workers Need To Know About Overtime

onehitwonder writes "The class-action lawsuit that current and former Apple employees have filed against the company raises questions about what kinds of workers are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) — and thus, what kinds of workers are eligible for overtime pay. Some tech workers are covered under it; some are not though perhaps they should be. The lawyer who got IBM workers a $65M settlement from Big Blue for violating labor laws explains why employers often deny tech workers overtime pay and the circumstances under which certain tech workers may or may not be covered under the FLSA. From the article: 'It's not uncommon for employers to err on the side of classifying employees as exempt [from the FLSA], says Sagafi... In fact, the dirty little secret among employers and HR departments is that classifying employees as exempt — even if it means breaking the law — is in their best interest[,] provided... that they don't get caught... "In a sense, they may see it as economically viable for them to skirt the law and wait to see if they get sued because the exposure is not that huge [if they don't get sued]," Sagafi says. "If they can settle [a complaint] for less than 100 percent of what they owe people [for overtime], they've gotten away with a good deal."'"

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Re:FPMITA Is the solution

[freedom_india]

The fact that there is a law about over time in situations like this is pure stupidity

Probably you would be a glad cuban plantation owner in 1500s or a mill owner in the Victorian era: The laws then were non-existent, and sub-humans who worked in your plantation or mill can be worked to death WITHOUT any reprecussions.

All those laws do is remove Darwinian survival of the fittest from our society which only serves to make all of us weak.

True: only the fittest and healthiest slaves have survived today. And are roaming around as 50 cents and Lil' Kim.

To rid ourselves of people who think that companies not wanting to pay over time is "EXACTLY the kind of crap that needs to be stopped."

Am sure you WERE a cuban plantation owner in the 1500s in your previous incarnation. The one who was hacked to death by his own slaves.
So how was life back then..?