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This argument has been made against every single expansion of worker rights in American history. When the dust settles, business carries on just fine while we
by free_rms 6y ago
This argument has been made against every single expansion of worker rights in American history.
When the dust settles, business carries on just fine while we get to enjoy things like a 40-hour week with overtime pay if the employer needs more, safety regulations, sick leave, etc.
- Grimm1 6y agoDo you have an actual point?
- JSavageOne 6y ago> overtime pay I'm going to guess most of us here on HN aren't getting any overtime pay
- reissbaker 6y agoThat's because we make over $41/hour (the legal threshold for exemption from overtime pay for salaried employees, where the "hours" are determined by average working hours per week). At that rate, we're not exactly suffering.
- JSavageOne 6y agoI don't think that's quite true - so long as one is salaried, one generally doesn't get paid overtime. I had a $70k/yr salaried job once with no overtime pay.