I can't keep up with internet lingo. What does ♥ mean?
Kat, that is appalling. I agree that it sounds like a class-action situation.
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aurelia - Dec 13, 2007 12:37:42 pm PST #7242 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Gudanov - Dec 13, 2007 12:38:31 pm PST #7243 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
I can't keep up with internet lingo. What does ♥ mean?
It shows up as a little heart character for me.
aurelia - Dec 13, 2007 12:39:16 pm PST #7244 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Really? It's a vertical bar for me. Is that a difference in fonts?
tommyrot - Dec 13, 2007 12:46:35 pm PST #7245 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I never see the heart thing on a Mac.
Sheryl - Dec 13, 2007 12:49:51 pm PST #7246 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Am feeling rather slug-like. Dunno why.(The kittens stole my energy?)
Gudanov - Dec 13, 2007 12:50:34 pm PST #7247 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
The Mac has no heart. I'll have to log in to buffistas at home and see if Linux has any heart. Maybe only Windows has heart.
tommyrot - Dec 13, 2007 12:54:54 pm PST #7248 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'll have to log in to buffistas at home and see if Linux has any heart.
I don't think so.
Maybe only Windows has heart.
It's true. Bill Gates loves you. Or at least he's stalking you.
Typo Boy - Dec 13, 2007 1:21:47 pm PST #7249 of 10001
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Kat it sucks, and I really think that legal relief is possible. One thing is that when the employer screwed up they had an obligation to mitigate - finding the error and correcting as soon as possible. At the very least I don't think you overpay over a period of time, in a format where employees can't really catch the error, and then charge interest if employees cannot pay it back quickly. I am not a lawyer, but I can't help suspect that a lawsuit requiring them to accept payment interest free over a period of 12-18 months would be successful. Also having given that much money over a long period of time, without a reasonable means for the employee to check, I would say you have given them good reason to believe the money is theirs and spend it. So it is a hardship to pay it back; and I suspect a lawyer could make a good case for letting employees keep at least a portion of it. I suspect in an actual lawsuit, a lawyer would file a claim for keeping all the money, plus being paid extra for mental anguish, if mental anguish is allowed under the laws of your state (which it might not be), and then settle for waiving the interest and part of the principal. But again, not a lawyer, and we have lawyers on the board who might have thoughts.
Amy - Dec 13, 2007 1:35:12 pm PST #7250 of 10001
Because books.
Kat, they won't agree to take it in increments out of future pay?
I don't even know what to say -- what a circle jerk. Jesus. I'm so sorry you got slammed with that.
In other news, though, your babies? Still adorable.
Kat - Dec 13, 2007 1:40:53 pm PST #7251 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Amy, they will agree to take it out of future paychecks. But it works that you have to take a loan FROM the District, sign a promissory note, sign the check over to them so as not to fuck up your next set of taxes for this year, and then pay it back within 12 months.