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Replying to: snakeweasel (Apr 22, 2008 2:11 pm) Plus, depending on how your contract is worded, even after 40 hours you're not necessarily going to get overtime. For instance, if you're purely straight salary, you get paid the same amount whether you put in 30 hours per week or 90. In my company, there are two classifications that they put you into...either "exempt" or "non-exempt". Basically, "exempt" just means you're "exempt" from getting overtime! Over the years, they worked at getting rid of the non-exempt positions. I actually pull a lot of OT, so back in 2001 when they switched me, I got a 10% raise to compensate for it. And I if I go over 40 hours in a week (actually, with us its 80 hours in a 2 week period), I still get paid, but it's just an hourly rate and not time and a half. But yeah, if I went to four 10 hour days instead of five 8 hour days, it wouldn't affect my paycheck any. Actually, I do remember one company where if you put in more than 8 hours in a day, they'd give you time and a half. I used to work part time for the Hecht Company, which was a division of May Company. I think they're Macy's now. I remember if I got in more than 8 hours in a day, I'd get time and a half for any additional time. I quit there back in 1996 though...I'm sure they've changed their ways since then. |
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Apr 22, 2008 2:05 pm) OTOH we do have cheap (relatively speaking) gas.
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Replying to: ny540i6 (Apr 22, 2008 2:26 pm) I don't think any state law requires OT past 8 hours a day.
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Replying to: fezo (Apr 22, 2008 2:49 pm) My guess is that your experience on the southern tip of NJ was greatly different. |
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Replying to: texases (Apr 22, 2008 9:11 am) We need a drastic change, lets adopt how other countries like Japan manage their oil. Lets get the automakers to make those little cars to compete with Japan and get 35+ miles per gallon and get the US working again.
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Apr 22, 2008 2:11 pm) Well, since this is a car forum... UAW employees get paid overtime for anything over 8 hours in a single day, regardless of how many hours they've worked that week. Also, Saturday and Sunday is all overtime pay, even if the person hasn't worked 40 hours up to that point. |
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Replying to: bpizzuti (Apr 22, 2008 9:16 am) Do you have a source to back that up?. China does fix it's gas prices but they have gone up over the past year and I'm pretty sure it's above $3/gallon. If cheap gas really is the secret behind a booming economy you'd think that Venezuela and Iran's economy would just be exploding. If you look at the countries in the world with the highest standards of living they also tend to have fairly high gas prices. Which isn't to say that high gas prices will result in a higher standard of living it is only meant to dispute the argument that high gas prices are inconsistent with a high standard of living. The problem with the US is that we've assumed there'd always be a cheap, abundant supply of gasoline and have made long term decisions accordingly. It turns out there's a price to be paid for a lack of foresight. To complain about the impact of high gas prices is comparable to complaining about the negative consequences of making bad decisions. Basically it's just whining. There's a lot of people now losing their homes because they made bad decisions based upon unrealistic assumptions. It's not the government's job to protect people from poor judgement.
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"New cars and trucks will have to meet a fleet-wide average of 31.6 mpg by 2015, or about a 4.5 percent annual increase from 2011 to 2015. In 2015, passenger cars will need to achieve 35.7 mpg, and trucks will need to reach 28.6 mpg." Bush administration offers new fuel economy rules (CNN) California wouldn't be able to set its own tailpipe standards, so Jerry Brown will sue if it passes. btw, my wife worked 4 tens for a while and hated it.... |
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My girlfriend has been out in Los Angeles since Friday. Thursday night Sunoco Regular was $3.27. Friday morning it is $3.33. Saturday it is $3.39. Sunday though lunchtime today it is $3.41. I bring her back from the airport and see it at $3.49!!! It jumped SIXTEEN CENTS a gallon since Friday?  I don't know about you, but something is not kosher! Gasoline prices haven't jumped this fast when Hurricane Katrina hit. Just to be a nice romantic guy, I picked girlfriend up in the new Cadillac. Sunoco Ultra is now a truly, utterly, disgusting $3.75!!!  It jumped TEN CENTS since lunchtime!  I'm probably the only guy who still uses it these days. As Marvin Gaye once asked, "What's Goin' On?"
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Replying to: flash11 (Apr 22, 2008 4:22 pm)
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