POTUS draws on vast experience yet again re: salary/overtime

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POTUS draws on vast experience

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I never have understood overtime pay. If you are getting paid by the hour why is the 41st hour any different than the 39th hour of the work week?

I thought the whole point of a salaried employee is that they get paid the same no matter how many hours worked. Why not just put everyone by the hour if you are going to mandate overtime pay for salaried employees.

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Yet again ... once any rules come down ... in the end, I bet it will only end up hurting the very people he acts like he is the Santa Claus Champion for.

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Yeah right overtime really killed the economy when it was first introduced.

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I wonder if he will also change the rules such that salaried personnel who don't work 40 hours in a week ... can therefore be paid less?

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Change them? What rules prohibit that currently?

He's only pushing to adjust the minimum requirement for inflation. Some of you are ridiculous. And I'd bet a decent amount of money you don't even know what any of this means

Nonsense like this is the reason why my company had to move me from salaried to hourly, based on my position, years ago. I hate having to punch a clock, and account for my time. I'm not a Walmart employee. I took the job understanding that I may work more hours if needed, and that I may not be compensated for those hours. But, the government knows better than I what I should prefer. So here I am, having to make sure that I work 40 hours a week; no more, no less.