Disgusting email from Quickbooks re: Overtime rules

[Ilsa]

I have Quickbooks and get email updates and offers from them all the time. I got one today that included this:

Identify employees who earn less than $23,660. Evaluate whether your payroll costs will be best controlled by raising salaries to retain exempt status.

Identify employees earning $100,000 or more. Previously nonexempt high earners may likely be exempt now.

Conduct job analyses. Determine which employees perform duties as defined by the new white-collar rule.

Work closely with payroll. Make sure payroll is updated to accurately reflect exempt/nonexempt classifications, and that overtime is paid accordingly.

Revise your discipline policy. Ensure your disciplinary policies reflect the changes to the no-docking rule.

Avoid overtime overkill. You may now be able to require additional hours from certain employees without having to compensate the extra hours.

SNIP

Geez, they are already anticipating these changes. I htought they were defeated.

I have no idea what some of them are, because none of this affects me unless I go back to work for a hospital. What is the proposed change to the "no-docking" rule?

[texastoast]

1. Here is a recent article

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-04-19-overtime-pay_x.htm

[tom_paine]

2. The Imperial Family doesn't have to take "no" for an answer anymore

Have you noticed every single thing that has been knocked down or rejected by Congress has been proceeded with by other means?

Fucking Free-Market Stalinists!

And people have noticed. Watch, Bunnypants* will make this happen, and no stupid Constitution or Whiny Little Nobodies are going to stop him.

Wait for it.