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atreides1

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112. As someone who works for the government
Mon Feb 25, 2013, 09:46 PM
Feb 2013

Overtime is generally given as compensation time...but it has to be taken within a certain time period and at the discretion of a supervisor.

What a POS: he so wants control over the peons, doesn't he. Ugh. nt babylonsister Feb 2013 #1
" What a POS " mike dub Feb 2013 #56
This ought to allow Dems to take over every state house in country and many GOP local districts. kelliekat44 Feb 2013 #61
After they get their heads handed to them . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #121
I would agree with you NewYorkTaxPayer Feb 2013 #151
Don't underestimate the ability . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #164
Why do the republicans hate America? JaneyVee Feb 2013 #99
Why do the republicans hate Americans.? cyclezealot Feb 2013 #128
Does it have a clause that guarantees workers rights to 'compete' for employment by HereSince1628 Feb 2013 #118
First they destroyed our Unions. dotymed Feb 2013 #139
POS kardonb Feb 2013 #123
Does he know he has human constituents or does he only recognize corporations as people? nt Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #2
I suspect the latter. ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #3
His buddy Mitt said corporations are people.They all eat each others bull SummerSnow Feb 2013 #37
He's relying on the people who voted for him to fall in lockstep Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #71
He knows only VA_Jill Feb 2013 #78
Keeping the poor... one_voice Feb 2013 #4
I disagree Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #28
Got that right TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #31
Shit has uses. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #34
Eric Cantor is anal leakage (NT) The Wizard Feb 2013 #73
Shot can help grow food for poor farmers DonCoquixote Feb 2013 #85
Worse Aerows Feb 2013 #87
Just an IV? Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2013 #102
He does that, I guarantee you people will leave at quitting time Warpy Feb 2013 #132
No way, in this economy. Workers have zero leverage. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #147
With no overtime pay Warpy Feb 2013 #162
There is always someone... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #153
It won't happen... elzenmahn Feb 2013 #166
From your typewriter to their shell like, privileged, and often ignorant ears Warpy Feb 2013 #167
If they were honest with themselves. The Pukeholes would just come up with the "FTPWAGRC Act" also Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2013 #5
good one! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #20
Believe me, Mr. Cantor doesn't worry about overtime pay for 2 reasons: mountain grammy Feb 2013 #50
Congress needs to be on reverse overtime. juajen Feb 2013 #101
Evil fucker MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #6
The law should be expanded to all hourly workers Gormy Cuss Feb 2013 #7
One lady I work with lost 44 hours of booked leave at the end of 2012. Ruby the Liberal Feb 2013 #96
That is so wrong. They Ilsa Feb 2013 #104
We are working on it. Ruby the Liberal Feb 2013 #106
As a state employee of Texas I got paid time off instead of overtime alarimer Feb 2013 #105
I am salaried and in management, so not apples-to-apples, BUT... Moostache Feb 2013 #158
I love how Daily Kos usually does lots of hyperlinking inside their pieces, so you can drill down patrice Feb 2013 #8
Once upon a time these kinds of asses were not able to be re-elected. gordianot Feb 2013 #9
THIS is why I am the wet blanket here Cosmocat Feb 2013 #55
After Nixon the Republican Party should have been buried then came Reagan. gordianot Feb 2013 #116
it is scary Cosmocat Feb 2013 #138
Fine. Include an amendment that it includes Congress in this Hard Assets Feb 2013 #10
No, not fine. A little tit for tat with millionaires isn't going to fix anything or TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #49
And minimum wage for Congress. moondust Feb 2013 #58
"We're all about taking away jobs, jobs, jobs." sakabatou Feb 2013 #11
I Dug Up One Of My Posts On A "National Workers Association"...... global1 Feb 2013 #12
What's amazing GiveMeFreedom Feb 2013 #13
Cantor Wall street waterboy chase48 Feb 2013 #14
I cannot believe this will play well with the voters hfojvt Feb 2013 #15
His district is afraid that it's either Cantor,...or Soviet Tanks rolling down Main Street USA. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #19
I would prefer the Tanks we can shot at them. oldbanjo Feb 2013 #46
Don't you know? They believe people like us are drivng them. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #51
Ya tnink? I grew up in that district. deafskeptic Feb 2013 #93
There is something wrong... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #156
Reading the KOS article 1KansasDem Feb 2013 #16
As someone who works for the government atreides1 Feb 2013 #112
From the article Capt. Obvious Feb 2013 #17
It's amazing to see these guys take the wrong side of every issue. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #18
GOP=SCOTE(Scum of the Earth) benld74 Feb 2013 #21
Cantor's wife is a "liberal Democrat?" Skidmore Feb 2013 #22
I found the whole article Whoopdedoo Feb 2013 #86
I've worked for employers who would abuse the shit out this change to OT Yavin4 Feb 2013 #23
They would ALL do it eventually. closeupready Feb 2013 #82
The only change to overtime we need... jmowreader Feb 2013 #24
I wholeheartedly disagree. Moosepoop Feb 2013 #110
I have also been on the working end of this jmowreader Feb 2013 #133
I hear what you're saying. Moosepoop Feb 2013 #143
are you on crack.... keroro gunsou Feb 2013 #145
I don't even have any beer in the house jmowreader Feb 2013 #155
Dear Eric Cantor, Bluzmann57 Feb 2013 #25
I second that motion. Rider3 Feb 2013 #30
^^^ this ^^^ TDale313 Feb 2013 #126
Now that's UnAmerican. n/t Cha Feb 2013 #26
Cantor is a whore for corporations and the 1%. LonePirate Feb 2013 #27
Wow.. Rider3 Feb 2013 #29
Overtime Pay Is Antibusiness and Bad For Business. That Is The US Chamber Meme TheMastersNemesis Feb 2013 #32
Overtime Pay Is Antibusiness and Bad For Business. AlbertCat Feb 2013 #65
And there are lots of companies that provide temporary help. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #84
pay of any kind is bad for business noiretextatique Feb 2013 #94
US Chamber of Commerce is a Chinese laundry. aquart Feb 2013 #108
They never stop looking for ways to harm our country.... Gary 50 Feb 2013 #33
I agree! What are they thinking? Oh that's right, they can't think, unintelligent design. mountain grammy Feb 2013 #43
If there were such a thing as Intelligent Design formercia Feb 2013 #68
Does he honestly believe this won't be used against him MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #35
Keep the poor poor obama2terms Feb 2013 #36
Just when you think they can't get any more horrible... AzDar Feb 2013 #38
Cantor is a jerk. gademocrat7 Feb 2013 #39
What will he be calling this bill? surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #40
it'll be the americans love puppies act leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #140
This'll erode their base just like their anti-woman politicking has. toby jo Feb 2013 #41
Love it, maybe this will make the dumb oldbanjo Feb 2013 #42
Is he out of his mind? Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #44
Hey Cantor! MindPilot Feb 2013 #45
Time to sharpen the pitchforks and soak the torches in oil. firenewt Feb 2013 #62
Are American workers not poor enough already? liberal N proud Feb 2013 #47
More and more I'm beginning to think the Republicans have assumed the role of clowns... Jerry442 Feb 2013 #48
I was thinking Satan BainsBane Feb 2013 #53
Just fucking WOW! FiveGoodMen Feb 2013 #52
Douche of the Devil DainBramaged Feb 2013 #54
Go fuck yourself Cantor. geardaddy Feb 2013 #57
careful now, even rwnjs understand this sort of talk bluemarkers Feb 2013 #59
Should a Teacher with a BA and certification be an Hourly employee at Private Pre-K School? HockeyMom Feb 2013 #60
I looked this up RILib Feb 2013 #111
And repubs tried to tell me EC Feb 2013 #63
don't feed on the right wing bait... Javaman Feb 2013 #64
I thought the same thing... KansDem Feb 2013 #66
I really try not to post- ruffburr Feb 2013 #67
God, I just hate Republicans. Really the scum of the earth as far as I am concerned. Bennyboy Feb 2013 #69
Conservatives are proof formercia Feb 2013 #70
Burn in HELL you stinking FASCIST ! penndragon69 Feb 2013 #72
This is about repealing labor progress and dignity. BadgerKid Feb 2013 #74
Even secondvariety Feb 2013 #75
Typical Cantor VA_Jill Feb 2013 #76
The law needs to be expanded to cover all workers. Dawson Leery Feb 2013 #77
If this happens, it will be a race to the bottom, closeupready Feb 2013 #79
The GOP Has Already Nearly Trashed The Fair Labor Standards Act. TheMastersNemesis Feb 2013 #80
Next, I'm expecting the Republicans to bring back peonage. nt MrScorpio Feb 2013 #81
I come to another conclusion than Eric Cant-or- It's time the American people get a pay raise.... midnight Feb 2013 #83
ass, idiot, member of Satan's army Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #88
The Thugs don't want to take us back to the 1950's after all . . . Utopian Leftist Feb 2013 #89
But in what country? pbrower2a Feb 2013 #168
He has no soul libodem Feb 2013 #90
Alright asshole, put a ceiling on CEO's and other executive officers' pay. lpbk2713 Feb 2013 #91
I've flushed used toilet paper that was more intelligent than Cantor. Gorp Feb 2013 #92
Time for me to taunt my blue collar republican friends! Snarkoleptic Feb 2013 #95
Hey, all you redneck teabaggers who work hourly jobs ... Bake Feb 2013 #97
Fortunately, this has no chance in hell of passing. Bake Feb 2013 #98
I hate Republicans alarimer Feb 2013 #100
So, he wants a nurse who has worked 60 hours Ilsa Feb 2013 #103
This is the ultimate insult to the working class!!! hue Feb 2013 #107
If Republicans like Cantor got their way, AndyA Feb 2013 #109
Maybe we should send his ass a copy of the game Bioshock. Volaris Feb 2013 #113
I cannot understand why people continue to vote for these asspies. City Lights Feb 2013 #114
This won't pass. drm604 Feb 2013 #115
Hey Cantor -> jillan Feb 2013 #117
Eric, "Bobby" Jindal wants to have a word with you... Thor_MN Feb 2013 #119
Hhhhmmmmmmm! Maybe it's what we need? Hotler Feb 2013 #120
This is how it is for anyone who labors in Ag Tumbulu Feb 2013 #122
Just More Ayn Rand Drivel colsohlibgal Feb 2013 #124
Try that with my union, shit head tavalon Feb 2013 #125
The very rich call this "profit share" in that they share less profit with workers and pocket ever Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #127
There is no redemption for such an evil man... Jasana Feb 2013 #129
DC wants you to barter your wage up from 1 cent per hour, with no benefits. blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #130
in a well functioning democracy dtom67 Feb 2013 #131
Please, proceed. Hugin Feb 2013 #134
Concerning rks306 Feb 2013 #135
That's really a clever plan Eric! Turbineguy Feb 2013 #136
This really is the end of the GOP Party bucolic_frolic Feb 2013 #137
The Wal Mart management philosophy .... no over time ever. Botany Feb 2013 #141
That ought to be Can'tor's swine song. Hubert Flottz Feb 2013 #142
Has anyone read the bill ???? Purplehazed Feb 2013 #144
If you think for one nano-second that any---ANY--Republican would propose ANYTHING WinkyDink Feb 2013 #148
What's it to HIM????? WinkyDink Feb 2013 #146
He Knows this has no chance of passing but ebbie15644 Feb 2013 #149
This is nuts. Third Doctor Feb 2013 #150
This should win over a lot of middle class voters SacoMaine61 Feb 2013 #152
Eric Cantor is anal leakage KamaAina Feb 2013 #154
Some people deserve to be drugged, blindfolded, and abandoned in the Canadian rockies Scootaloo Feb 2013 #157
Headline extracted from the New Yorker article - Ryan compares Cantor to Mussolini! Dollface Feb 2013 #159
I was curious obama2terms Feb 2013 #160
Class warfare by an opportunist scum bag... Veri1138 Feb 2013 #161
GEE, ERIC, I'D NEVER HEARD OF DEATH BY LEGISLATION, BUT drynberg Feb 2013 #163
I'll wait and see FreeJoe Feb 2013 #165
I guess they never want the working peoples vote ever again ThomThom Feb 2013 #169
Let's see Faux pas Feb 2013 #170
Good! sellitman Feb 2013 #171
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