Re: Overtime Will Be Outlawed

["HP Dean" <RadConDean@comcast.net>]

Classification of employee's is made by the employer, but there are specific

qualification for each classification.  I forget the exact wording of the

regulations for determination of exempt and non-exempt classifications, but

it has to do with freedom of determination or independence as to what you

are doing, and whether you are a supervisor or grunt.  I was involved in one

or two group lawsuits involving technical personnel that had very little

control over their hours of work, and were considered exempt employees.  The

group worked on an average - more than 56 hour a week.  They won their suit,

much to the consternation of NAVSEA.



Dean Chaney



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To: "scott wilson" <scottwilson14@suscom.net>; <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:55 AM

Subject: Re: Overtime Will Be Outlawed





> I believe this is an important issue, and it is not "word of mouth."  The

actual proposal is to reclassify a number of jobs as "exempt" or "hourly

exempt" in which "exempt" means "exempt from Federal wage/hour laws."

Federal law requires that workers be paid extra (I think 1.5 time) for every

hour worked over 40 hours per week.  Most professional jobs (like mine, for

example) are classified as "exempt" which means we are not covered by this

law and are not paid extra for overtime.  Many employers (like SNL) allow

accumulation of compensatory time which is paid at the regular hourly rate.

Some employers classify the employee as "hourly exempt" which means that in

no case is the empoyee paid for more than 40 hours per week, though he or

she may be required to work for more than those 40 hours.

>

> I don't know how rad techs are classified, or whether this is up to the

employer, or whether it depends on the size of the company (how many

employees).  It is an administration proposal.

>

> Ruth

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