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CousinIT

(9,151 posts)
Wed May 3, 2017, 12:01 AM May 2017

House Republicans Just Voted To End Overtime Pay As We Know It

Countless workers have relied on time-and-a-half pay for decades to help save for a big family event, or to put money away for their kids’ education, or just to make ends meet. And smart employers have recognized overtime pay as a valuable incentive for employees at times when they need to increase production or cope with other situations without incurring the cost of hiring more workers.

More pay as an incentive for going above and beyond. More pay as a reward for more sacrifice. It’s difficult to see the problem with this concept on any level. Republicans and the President don’t seem to agree, however.

The bill’s prospects in the senate are slim, thankfully. With the senate’s filibuster rules, at least a handful of Democrats would have to cross party lines for it to pass. That appears unlikely, given that not one Democrat in the House supported this disastrous legislation today.

Whether or not this measure makes its way to the President’s desk for his signature, there can be no more illusions about Trump’s or the GOP’s supposed loyalty to the American worker. They may say all of the things they want to hear when the microphones are hot, but with their actions they’re telling workers loudly and clearly: “We don’t care about you.”


http://occupydemocrats.com/2017/05/02/house-republicans-just-voted-end-overtime-pay-know/
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DURHAM D

(32,595 posts)
1. This is easy to understand for the Trump voters.
Wed May 3, 2017, 12:05 AM
May 2017

They are getting screwed by Republicans and can understand that. Half of them who are against Obamacare don't even know what it means for them and their families.

 

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)
8. You wrote "can understand." Did you mean "can't understand"? Because these people understand NOTHING
Wed May 3, 2017, 07:02 AM
May 2017

duncang

(1,907 posts)
3. Where I worked at
Wed May 3, 2017, 01:07 AM
May 2017

They had something similar for salary personnel. (I.E. middle management) We would have large turn around projects. They would be assigned to them. They may be working 7 days a week and 12+ hours days. In return they got "comp" time. The problems what turned up was the company wouldn't give them a 1 hour worked for 1 hour comp. They may have 2-3-4 hour worked for 1 hour comp time. And they would put further restrictions on that. The comp time had to be used with in a certain time or it was lost. Using the comp time had to be approved by upper management. A lot of them lost comp days because of that. I could easily see a bill like that causing a lot of problems for workers beyond just the loss of the extra cash.

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
4. if the employer has the choice and if its not up to the worker, the workers are totally screwed
Wed May 3, 2017, 05:49 AM
May 2017

especially if the "time off" is not at 1.5x rate and there is no provision to FORCE the employer to give the workers the comp time. I have seen this scenario played out countless times and the workers ALWAYS got shafted

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
5. even though this will likely die in the Senate, this will make a GREAT campaign point in 2018
Wed May 3, 2017, 05:52 AM
May 2017

elections across america to PROVE how much conservatives HATE working americans and their families

Wawannabe

(5,580 posts)
7. Tax loss too
Wed May 3, 2017, 06:12 AM
May 2017

Overtime pay nets the govt a lot of tax money too. Anytime you get overtime most of that is deducted for taxes.
Seems to me that this would increase deficit spending not to mention further erode worker protections.
I am a loyal dog by nature. I no longer have employer loyalty. Figured out I was expendable many years ago.
To the republicans - we are all expendable.

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