Note item 1, and the "computer-employee exemption."
-----Original Message----- From: Jim McAtee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 2:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: After-hours work More: http://www.workforce.com/section/03/feature/24/50/34/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McAtee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 11:50 AM Subject: Re: After-hours work >> This is totally up to my management. > > Legally, it's not. Keep very detailed records. You may have a very > nice lawsuit to file. > > An exempt employee is not paid an hourly wage. If you're punching a > clock and being docked on an hourly basis for time away from the job, > then by all practical (and I'd bet, legal, purposes) you're being paid > an hourly wage. That would make you non-exempt. > > I'd speek to a good labor attorney. You may be able to cash in on these > jackasses. You might even get that boss fired if it ends up costing the > company tens of thousands for yourself and everyone else in the > department. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nikki Peterson - OETX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 8:41 AM > Subject: RE: After-hours work > > >> Currently I am classified as “Exempt”. Description of “Exempt” as >> understood by my manager is as follows: >> - Pay based on 2 weeks >> - 1 week every month I am on-call 24/7 >> - 2nd Saturday after Patch Tuesday, I am here to patch our servers and >> any extra maint for 8 hours >> - On average, I work at least a 1 over every day. >> - If I have a Dr. appointment or need to leave a bit early, I am forced >> to use my PTO (vacation) >> - FMLA (sick time) only if I am sick for 3+ days, and I need a Dr. >> note. >> >> Example of my time card: >> - 89 hours worked during the regular days >> - 5 hours worked for Patching/Maint Saturday >> - 2 hours PTO charged against me (had to leave early for family >> emergency) >> - On call >> o My paycheck shows: >> 78 hours Regular Pay >> 16 hours No-Pay (these are the extra stuff) >> 2 hours deducted for PTO >> No mention of on call >> >> This is totally up to my management. Some of the guys in Telecom have a >> great boss, he lets them leave early if an emergency happens and he >> will not reflect it on their time cards. He knows they work hard and >> long and the County gets much more than they pay for. >> >> We are 4 positions down and unable to fill them at the price we offer. >> I have been doing 2 desks now for the last year and a half. >> >> Instead of receiving praise for keeping up and hanging in there. I have >> a boss that comes in from a meeting, announcing to everyone that “No >> one leaves until the whatever he just promised in his last meeting is >> done. My boss is a self-serving jerk. He takes time with the blessing >> of his boss, but then insists that he must follow the rules for us to >> be fair. The biggest problem is that he will give a break to the one >> fellow he drinks with. >> >> I think it is time for IT based Unions... >> >> This used to be fun but now it sucks. > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
