http://www.saveovertimepay.org/index.cfm?ms=overture

 

http://money.cnn.com/2003/06/26/news/economy/epi/

http://www.epinet.org/content.cfm/br...ers_flsa_jun03

There is two links with some “non-biased” information about it, or at least it seems they are fairly non-biased.

From just briefing through it quickly it looks basically like a long time coming update to the law which hasn’t changed since 1975. Raising the level of income someone must make before being exempt from overtime.

It’s really nothing new, there has always been exemptions, and such as is talked about in the above links. For instance I am an engineer and considered “professional” and thus I am salaried and not eligible for overtime pay.

It looks like another change is for those that make over $65,000 a year, but that might be tied to some other things.

So, with out having a lot of time to try and read up on this from different areas to try and get the “non-biased” information it’s a hard call to make. It also mentions that many people now WILL be eligible for overtime pay who were not before, they may have been getting it but were not protected under the law and would be with this new bill.

As far as the site you list and a few military whining about being screwed, they are whining stating that because of their military training has put them into a “professional” title and this may take away their overtime. They go on to state that for some reason they feel the government screwed them by giving them this training and now it is being counted against them, that somehow since they were prior military they should be guaranteed overtime, or special rights over others.

Sorry, that don’t fly with me, it is because of their training they have the job they do today and making the money they make. I am where I am today SOLELY due to the military training I received and I am grateful I had that opportunity. So those whining from that website are doing so for political reasons and nothing else…

 

All I got to say about the person complaining that his military training allowed him to obtain a good job has noting to complain about. He is an engineer that makes him a professional and if he is receiving O/T pay it is because his boss wants him to have it not because of a law stating he must.

Most people who are listed as a professional are paid a salary not hourly wage and do not receive any O/T pay.

 

The only people that have no problem with it are those of whom are not paided by the hour or never work overtime. So we get a tax cut but some lose overtime. Sounds like a great deal.

 

Well, I'm considered a professional, and I'm hourly and I get overtime, and I like it this way. The way I see this I lose my OT...

 

From my understanding of what I read and I could be wrong because there is quite a bit of information on it. Anyhow from what I gathered is those that are considered “professional” that “could” lose overtime are those that have “military” training and experience to the point it could be considered a 2 year or 4 year college degree.

 

I know my job was listed as one that was not required to give O/T. I'm glad I'm in a union and we have a contract.