> What exactly is it about the change you don't like? I don't know much about the new law but I do know that under the current law employees making $13,000 can be classified as an exempt "assistant manager" and not be paid overtime. That figure is being raised to $22,100. Is it that according to whose model you use the direct cost of wages to employers is going up by $334 million to $1.57 billion? Seems like if the employers cost is going up then it is the employees who will gain.

The business community loves to spend on their employees? I was just commenting on an interview with a repug on C-SPAN who was discussing congresses review of Programmers over-time pay. Hey - I had a 3 month contract once that paid time and half for over forty. The regular pay was great - but the time and 1/2 was delicious.

The business community and Chamber of Commerce are attempting to commoditize our trade. They're not looking for reasons to pay us more, they're looking for ways to pay us less.

Do you think that employers are trying to figure out to put more money in our pockets?