US Senator Proposes Bill To Eliminate Overtime For IT Workers 1167
New submitter Talisman writes "Kay Hagan (D) from North Carolina has introduced a bill to the Senate that would eliminate overtime pay for IT workers."
The bill is targeted at salaried IT employees and those whose hourly rate is $27.63 or more. It seems comprehensive in its description of what types of IT work qualify — everything from analysis and consulting to design and development to training and testing. The bill even uses "work related to computers" as one of the guidelines.
You have got (Score:5, Funny)
Good (Score:5, Funny)
That means I get to go home at six, right?
One SlashDot link... (Score:5, Funny)
... and their site is down. If only they had some IT guys who could do overtime to bring it back up...
Prk
Re:This is madness (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I am planning to move to NC (Score:5, Funny)
Good luck! (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, good luck to them getting anyone one to work on Senator's computers ever again. Email, internet, and computers frequently have problems. Nobody has to crash them... we just don't have to fix them once they do. A day without IT can be a real bitch, just like some Senators.
"Ah, gee, Senator. My shift ended at 5pm and I don't do overtime. Call back tomorrow between 8 and 5pm."
Re:why? (Score:4, Funny)
You mean a new computer with lifetime support, right?
What's the use of yet another car...
Safely Invested (Score:5, Funny)
It's safely invested in Greek, Italian and Spanish government bonds. They went with a conservative approach to investing.
Re:Karl Marx nailed this one (Score:5, Funny)
Bring up Karl Marx before the Senate and see what kind of response you get.
Re:Good (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah because no IT workers are tied to the... hold on. I got a call.
Re:Hurray.. ? (Score:5, Funny)
So, um, does the winning team happen to be hiring?
Re:why does congress hate free markets? (Score:4, Funny)
IT workers propose bill requiring citizen referendum on any congressional pay
There fixed that for you.
Re:I am planning to move to NC (Score:5, Funny)
It's ok Mr. Beck.
Just calm down.
I understand your problem. Now, will you show me on the doll where the government touched you?
Re:I am planning to move to NC (Score:5, Funny)
I understand your problem. Now, will you show me on the doll where the government touched you?
Right here, on my left front pocket.
Yes, right there, in my wallet.
Re:I am planning to move to NC (Score:3, Funny)
Tea party members do not refer to themselves as "tea baggers"
Because after you started calling yourselves that, you were told what it means. If I wanted to form a special interest party dedicated to improving the American citrus farming industry, and chose a lemon as my sigil, I really couldn't get mad when my group was called the Lemon Party, now could I?