Friday, December 2, 2011

No overtime pay for IT professionals?


No overtime pay for IT professionals? This better bomb in Congress 


Oct 20, 2011 - Introduced in Senate. This is the original text of the bill as it was written by its sponsor and submitted to the Senate for consideration. This is the latest version of the bill currently available on GovTrack.


S 1747 IS
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1747


To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to modify provisions relating to the exemption for computer systems analysts, computer programmers, software engineers, or other similarly skilled workers.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 20, 2011


Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. ENZI, and Mr. BENNET) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL


To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to modify provisions relating to the exemption for computer systems analysts, computer programmers, software engineers, or other similarly skilled workers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Computer Professionals Update Act’ or the ‘CPU Act’.


SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938.
Section 13(a)(17) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(17)) is amended to read as follows:


‘(17) any employee working in a computer or information technology occupation (including, but not limited to, work related to computers, information systems, components, networks, software, hardware, databases, security, internet, intranet, or websites) as an analyst, programmer, engineer, designer, developer, administrator, or other similarly skilled worker, whose primary duty is--


‘(A) the application of systems, network or database analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine or modify hardware, software, network, database, or system functional specifications;


‘(B) the design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing, securing, configuration, integration, debugging, modification of computer or information technology, or enabling continuity of systems and applications;


‘(C) directing the work of individuals performing duties described in subparagraph (A) or (B), including training such individuals or leading teams performing such duties; or


‘(D) a combination of duties described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), the performance of which requires the same level of skill;
who is compensated at an hourly rate of not less than $27.63 an hour or who is paid on a salary basis at a salary level as set forth by the Department of Labor in part 541 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations. An employee described in this paragraph shall be considered an employee in a professional capacity pursuant to paragraph 


http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s112-1747

Friday, November 25, 2011

Michigan 3 Day For The Cure

Hi everyone cancer effects us all ether we know someone who has survived cancer or we know someone who has lost a love one or friend to cancer.  I am asking you to pleas support my mother A 10 year Breast Cancer survivor who will be celebrating her 54th birthday. She will be doing a three day 60 mile walk to raise money for Breast Cancer please donate if you can.
Go to http://www.the3day.org/site/PageServer
Click on the Donate to a participant.
Then do a search for.
Felecia Paladino

Thank you all for your support and god bless

The Dumb Ass Gamer
Jason Paladino