Reply #19: "More people working fewer hours at a higher rate of pay..."

[TahitiNut]

Absolutely! We should have an immediate reduction to a 36-hour (4x9, 2x12, 6x6, or 4.5x8) work-week, with double-time for overtime. We should also have a 20-hour lid on "part-time" and a minimum wage of $7.25/hour. Immediately. The rules for 'exemption' should be strictly limited instead of "liberalized." (There ain't nothing "liberal" about what they've been doing to gut FLSA!)

Furthermore, "out-sourcing" should be AXED ... with people who spend over 90% of their working hours over a 3-month period working for a single employer/service-recipient required to be directly employed by that employer. Screw these specious, exploitative "body shops"!! (I'm talking about companies with over 50 employees, not someone running a household.)