Extended Overtime

[Belsnickel]

(06-06-2016, 03:09 AM)Benton Wrote: I'm leaning more toward it being a positive than I was when it was first announced. There will be some businesses that struggle, but that's going to be true at any wage standard. Like I said in another post I think some employers are either going to have an eye opening when they realize they've got people essentially doing the work of two people, or they're going to realize how little some employees do. For a long time, for a lot of businesses it was easier to just plan on having X salaries and nobody has been following up on that.

I think this is a good thing, no doubt about it. I am actually hoping that this will open up the eyes to more people in places where they are underpaid.

For my purposes, I am going to use this as a reason to work on my workaholic behavior. My first step this year is to try to get away from being proud of having the maximum amount of vacation carryover and actually use it to take some time off instead of losing hours at the end of the year. When the new OT rules come into play, we will have to actually keep track of our hours on a spreadsheet for compliance purposes. I will refuse to lie on it, which is what will be subtly encouraged, and will just stick to my 40 hours.