Tech Writer Lawsuit

[Stephen Arrants]

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> From: techwr-l-bounces+steve=mbfbioscience.com at lists.techwr-l.com
> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+steve=mbfbioscience.com at lists.techwr-l.com]
On
> Behalf Of Jodie Gilmore
> They
> could have also tried negotiating with the boss(es) to see if, like
> CPAs,
> when there was a period where they worked TONS of overtime, they could
> possibly trade and get a Friday off occasionally during light periods,
> for
> instance. 


That's illegal under California's labor laws, and the federal IRS takes
a dim
view of "comp time"  as compensation for overtime work. It isn't because
they're 
such friends of the worker; they want the additional tax revenue. 

Next time you take a vacation, use your benefits, sit in your well-lit
and well-ventilated 
office, you might want to thank some greedy lawyers and bellyaching
workers who stood up for a 
40-hour week, paid vacations, health insurance and the like. They didn't
come about through the
goodness and desire for fair play by most employers.