On 7/12/2013 6:44 AM, George Leppla wrote:
> On 7/12/2013 5:00 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> I'm certainly not a bleeding heart liberal, but I also think any
>> business should be paying a minimum of $10 for any help. But it
>> should be done for moral and ethical reasons, not because some
>> government entity feels you are a big business and can afford it.
>
> Exactly. The minimum wage is way too low. People complain that Walmart
> wages force people onto food stamps and they are right. An increase in
> the minimum wage would take some (many) people off the food stamp program.
>
> Also, I would refine the laws that define a part-time worker. Big
> companies often classify people as part time workers (usually 30 hours a
> week or less) and then schedule them for 40 or more hours a week to
> avoid paying for benefits such as health care, etc.
>
> Simple rule... if you work more then 30 hours a week two weeks in a row,
> you are full time. That would stop that nonsense.
>
> George L

Now you have rally hit on something with theta two week rule, that's
something that could, if carefully crafted be sensible.

I'd add the proviso that the 2 week trigger has to happen (x) number of
times per quarter, not just once.