RE: "Are technical writers the unsung heroes of document generation?"

["Janoff, Steven" <Steven -dot- Janoff -at- hologic -dot- com>]

I'll need to let this one go. It's gone far afield of the situation I was discussing.

Certainly an interesting thread, with some good learning. I'm grateful for that.

Thanks,

Steve

On Sunday, June 21, 2015 7:18 PM, Steve Janoff wrote:

Monolith hires both Writer A and Writer B (as contractors).  Writer B (in Boston) works any hours he wants -- 2 hours on Monday, 10 hours on Tuesday, 5 hours on Wednesday, 20 hours on Thursday, whatever.  He puts in 40, 60, 80, or more hours per week as he pleases.  It's a contract with a due date and the work is there.  Monolith pays Writer B $60/hr for every hour worked.  No special OT stuff -- no time-and-a-half, no double time.  Writer A (up in LA) is capped to 40 hours a week according to the deal, because of the state law.  Writer A can earn a maximum of 40 hrs x $60 per in a week, or $2400.  In a typical week, Writer B can earn double that or more, by virtue of not having an OT law in his state that vetoes the FLSA exemption.

I can't make it any clearer than this.  Oh, and while Writer A is sitting on his hands because of the 40-hour cap, Writer B and the other writers on the project (around the country) are cleaning up, doing the work that Writer A can't do but would be able to do if the state allowed him to put in more than 40 hours a week without having to force Monolith to pay OT rates.

It's simple.  It's a handicap.  Everything stated in this thread regarding the law confirms that.  So there's nothing to debate here except when the law in California will change back to what it was, if ever.  ....

Steve

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