Overtime rules pass House

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New overtime rules have passed the house and will now go to the Senate for a vote.

http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Jul/07112003/business/74387.asp

Specializes in ER, ICU, L&D, OR.

Never trust a Republican

Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

From ANA.org weekly update:

7/07/03

The ANA is protesting proposed revisions from the Department of Labor as well as legislation that would undermine some of the

crucial protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

http://www.nursingworld.org/news/ananews.htm#overtime

Wow, this really sucks. I can't wait until we get GWB out of office!!!! I'm definitely not working overtime if I don't get paid time and a half.

I've had some interesting discussions with other people, non-nursing personnel, and the same theme keeps coming up-did the brain child of this proposal, and the other bills targeting O.T.(yes there are more out there), think about the economic impact this will have on the communities and the businesses where we spend our money? If passed, this will affect more than just us.

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A group of 10 national nursing groups representing about 400,000 nurses has asked the US Labor Department to treat their profession differently from other professional job categories when it issues new regulations that could strip some white-collar workers of the right to overtime pay.

Boston Globe, July 10, 2003

http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/191/business/Nation_s_nurses_lobby_to_protect_overtime_pay+.shtml

Once this goes into effect, I won't be caught dead working any overtime.

Specializes in MICU, neuro, orthotrauma.
Originally posted by Geeg

Once this goes into effect, I won't be caught dead working any overtime.

ditto

Specializes in Community Health Nurse.
Originally posted by colleen10

.............what company in their right mind will hire more workers, thus increasing their cost of operation when they can just have their current employees work extra and not pay them over-time?

There ya go! That sentence says more than anything else when it comes to that bill. Employers will be getting the bennies of having employees working overtime knowing they won't have to pay them for it. I say, it's time for nurses to start using their voices to bring down this stinking thinking that will ruin us. :(

We all will be working overtime and not getting paid for it - unless we quit the job. We just wont be volunteering for it. We'll be mandated.

Cant you just hear it:

"Anybody want to stay another 4 hrs?".....

"We dont get time and a half anymore, so no thanks".....

"OK, if nobody is volunteering for the OT, then youre being mandated to do it. At straight-time pay."

If you dont have a union contract protecting you from this, the only way out of it is to quit. Doesnt it seem like they keep coming up with ways to ensure that they eventually have no RNs at all?

Originally posted by -jt

[bIf you dont have a union contract protecting you from this, the only way out of it is to quit. Doesnt it seem like they keep coming up with ways to ensure that they eventually have no RNs at all? [/b]

I agree jt. It will totally worsen the nursing shortage but it will hurt lots of other professions as well. It will definitely decrease consumer spending; lots of people work overtime to buy those nice little extras. Interestingly enough though, the 2 union hospitals in my area BOTH have mandatory overtime, and the hospital I am going to be working for, which is non-union, does not.

Originally posted by NRSKarenRN

A group of 10 national nursing groups representing about 400,000 nurses has asked the US Labor Department to treat their profession differently from other professional job categories when it issues new regulations that could strip some white-collar workers of the right to overtime pay.

Boston Globe, July 10, 2003

http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/191/business/Nation_s_nurses_lobby_to_protect_overtime_pay+.shtml

I got the impression that our profession was being more vocal about our concerns if this law goes into affect. This law will also affect the police/ fire depts and numerous other "professions" if the Dept. of Labor has it's way.

I did find Tammy Mc Crutchen's statement, in reference to public comments, " we will review the comments and make any changes that we think are appropriate" was rather hilarious. What they thought were "appropriate changes" is what go this whole mess started in the first place.

I check to see how my representative voted and I'm very disappointed to see he voted NO. Will soon be sending him a letter expressing my disappointment. And I will also contact my senators.

Does anyone have a link to what the bill is called and what it all consist of?

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