Re: Exempt status for Tech Writers

Subject: Re: Exempt status for Tech Writers
From: "Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
To: "Sarah Stegall" <sstegall -at- bivio -dot- net>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:11:15 -0800

Most companies (at least not many that I'd want
to work for) don't particularly want to convert
technical writers to hourly workers. That's why
they're being sued by some writer/s who believe
it would be in their interests to force them to do
it.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarah Stegall" <sstegall -at- bivio -dot- net>
> If I'm moved from an exempt, salaried, "professional" status to hourly,
> not only will I be demanding overtime, I'll probably start organizing a
> union. If they want to treat us like blue-collar workers, why not get
> all the perks a union delivers?

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Exempt status for Tech Writers: From: beelia
Re: Exempt status for Tech Writers: From: Ed
RE: Exempt status for Tech Writers: From: Sarah Stegall

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