House Republicans pass bill to remove mandatory increased pay for overtime

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**Jihadin**

All the "overtime" I worked while in the military.........this is private sector right? Kind of lost my place in this....

**Newabortion**

Well I don't like the idea of takeing away overtime pay, Thats bull skat. Earned time off could be how the railroad handles it, work 5 days you get a mandatory day off, if you for some reason work 6 days then you get a mandatory 2 days off and in the very rare occasion you work 7 days then you get 3 days off. Most of the guys I work with love overtime because the pay is so nice. If they were to pass this it should only really affect salary workers because the companies can and do work us to death, because they don't have to pay us overtime.

**Easy E**

Frazzled wrote:
When Frazzled is nervous about it, everyone should stop cold and think about it a bit.

I won't lie. that's what made me start to wonder what problem the Legislation is trying to fix in the first place.

However, on its face, the concept seems fine.

**Dreadclaw69**

Newabortion wrote:
Well I don't like the idea of takeing away overtime pay, Thats bull skat. Earned time off could be how the railroad handles it, work 5 days you get a mandatory day off, if you for some reason work 6 days then you get a mandatory 2 days off and in the very rare occasion you work 7 days then you get 3 days off. Most of the guys I work with love overtime because the pay is so nice. If they were to pass this it should only really affect salary workers because the companies can and do work us to death, because they don't have to pay us overtime.

Except that its not replacing overtime pay, you can choose. Even if it is implemented in your work place you can opt out - http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr1406/text

CONDITIONS- An employer may provide compensatory time to employees under paragraph (1)(A) only if such time is provided in accordance with--

‘(A) applicable provisions of a collective bargaining agreement between the employer and the labor organization that has been certified or recognized as the representative of the employees under applicable law; or

‘(B) in the case of employees who are not represented by a labor organization that has been certified or recognized as the representative of such employees under applicable law, an agreement arrived at between the employer and employee before the performance of the work and affirmed by a written or otherwise verifiable record maintained in accordance with section 11(c)--

‘(i) in which the employer has offered and the employee has chosen to receive compensatory time in lieu of monetary overtime compensation; and

‘(ii) entered into knowingly and voluntarily by such employees and not as a condition of employment.

‘(E) WRITTEN REQUEST- An employee may withdraw an agreement described in paragraph (2)(B) at any time. An employee may also request in writing that monetary compensation be provided, at any time, for all compensatory time accrued that has not yet been used. Within 30 days of receiving the written request, the employer shall provide the employee the monetary compensation due in accordance with paragraph (6).

‘(4) PRIVATE EMPLOYER ACTIONS- An employer that provides compensatory time under paragraph (1) to employees shall not directly or indirectly intimidate, threaten, or coerce or attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any employee for the purpose of--

‘(A) interfering with such employee’s rights under this subsection to request or not request compensatory time off in lieu of payment of monetary overtime compensation for overtime hours; or

‘(B) requiring any employee to use such compensatory time.