smonster, I'd be surprised if they weren't breaking state law by saying they required 16 hours per day. I'm pretty sure in Wisconsin, they can't make you work more than 12 and that's 4 hours of overtime on an 8 hour day. I know WI employers can get in trouble for letting their workers work more than 12. Overtime is a choice, and even then, there are legal limits. I'm not sure if LA has the same kind or worker protections in place, though.
When we landed here you said you needed a few days to get space worthy again and is there somethin' wrong with your bunk?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
SailAweigh - Apr 08, 2012 1:22:33 pm PDT #11048 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
flea - Apr 08, 2012 1:33:14 pm PDT #11049 of 30001
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In my experience the southern US states are not known for their worker protection laws. In Georgia, for example, unionization is against the law.
Ginger - Apr 08, 2012 1:49:12 pm PDT #11050 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
AFAIK, federal law doesn't limit the number of hours, but does require overtime be paid.
Georgia is one of the least unionized states in the country, but unionization is legal. It's just very difficult, because Georgia has a strict right-to-work law.
smonster - Apr 08, 2012 2:16:54 pm PDT #11051 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
In my experience the southern US states are not known for their worker protection laws.
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erikaj - Apr 08, 2012 2:20:34 pm PDT #11052 of 30001
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I could say a lot if that virus had not moved west.
SailAweigh - Apr 08, 2012 2:27:52 pm PDT #11053 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
It's just very difficult, because Georgia has a strict right-to-work law.
I don't really understand the concept of right-to-work law. I don't think I've worked (as a civilian) in a state that had one. How does it restrict unionization?
Ginger - Apr 08, 2012 3:00:33 pm PDT #11054 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Workers can't be compelled to join a union, pay union dues or join a strike, and union membership can't be required as a condition of employment
smonster - Apr 08, 2012 3:03:13 pm PDT #11055 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
It's more that it's part of a suite of laws exemplifying a "pro-business" attitude.
SailAweigh - Apr 08, 2012 3:08:03 pm PDT #11056 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Okay. That's the way Wisconsin is heading. Our dear governor shut down collective bargaining for the public unions for everything except for pay. When I first started at UW I had no choice and had to pay union dues. Now, I don't and I haven't started them up again because his other budget "fixes" included making me pay $150 more a month for medical and retirement. The $35 break in union dues doesn't even touch that.
Aims - Apr 08, 2012 6:38:11 pm PDT #11057 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
So, Emeline made a couple of comments today about sex (as well as her personal opinion on how often Joe and I "do it") and it occurred to me that we've been very lax parents and have not had The Talk with her.
Informal poll: When did you get/give The Talk? What worked, what didn't?
We're leaning toward a picture book and then opening up the room to questions, but I tend to drift off subject. Any advice for those what have had or have given The Talk?