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Working Off the Clock, How Much Is Too Much?
The Wall Street Journal has word of yet another suit against an employer who required an "always on" mentality to persist because of easily available communications. Most of us working in some sort of tech related job are working more than 40 hours per week (or at least lead the lifestyle of always working), but how much is too much? What methods have others used in the past to help an employer see the line between work and personal life without resorting to a legal attack? "Greg Rasin, a partner at Proskauer Rose LLP, a New York business law firm, said the recession may spawn wage-and-hour disputes as employers try to do the same amount of work with fewer people. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act says employees must be paid for work performed off the clock, even if the work was voluntary. When the law was passed in 1938, 'work' was easy to define for hourly employees, said Mr. McCoy. As the workplace changed, so did the rules for when workers should be paid."
Maybe the government should step in and provide universal jobs. We could debate if it should be a single employer system or if the government should just provide jobs for people that are unemployed at the time. It really is a moral imperative to do something about this. There really shouldn't be any talk against this.
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...why all our jobs are being outsourced offshore. That this discussion is even happening is a harbinger of doom for our little U.S. utopia. Whine on, you lazy diamonds.
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Because if proposing regulations on the health insurance system so that people aren't just kicked off all the time and so that everyone can get basic coverage is tyranny... Um. You're wrong.
No, no I am NOT wrong. Get out under that fucking rock you live under and watch as this bill is attempted to being rammed down the throat of the American public.
Government mandated health care is the root access to our very society and how it operates. Think about it. Once this law is in place, YOU are GOVERNMENT PROPERTY!!! That means the Gov can tell you what car to drive, what to eat, and what kind of recreation you may or may not partake in. After all, reducing the cost of health care is for the greater good of society. I mean...you are too fucking stupid to take care of yourself. Sorry, had to make that minor correction.
This health care bill that basically no one has read is starting a civil war this country. Blood hasn't been shed yet, but don't be surprised when it does.
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