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Subject:Re: Exempt status for Tech Writers From:Pro TechWriter <pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com> To:beelia -at- pacbell -dot- net Date:Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:03:48 -0600
I am accustomed to getting an hourly wage only as a contractor, and those
are typically short-term positions. As an employee, I expect to be salaried,
and would not want to be hourly, because I want the flexibility that being
salaried provides.
PT
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 1:24 PM, beelia <beelia -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> You all may remember that a tech writer sued Sun Micro, contending that she
> had not been paid for all hours worked.
>
> Now it appears this has gone to class action:
>
>http://schubertlawfirm.com/practice-areas/technical-writers.html
>
> There has been some discussion on this topic before, but now that writers
> are being solicited to join the class action suit, I think it would be a
> good idea to re-open the question.
>
> I personally do not want to be an hourly employee, and I think this is step
> backwards for our profession.
>
> What do you all think?
>
> Bee
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