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$24 Million Payout at HUD
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FLSA - $24 Million Payout at HUD
DLA
Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:23 AM
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This is the golden goose that keeps on giving for law firms and the unions. Nothing new, this has been going on for years at various agencies with HUD just the latest. The goose is loose language in federal law defining FLSA coverage and specifically the administrative exemption that is open to differing interpretations.
I brought this up to OPM in a conference and addressed it in writing in a strongly worded critique, but I've come to the conclusion that an amount like $24 million is really small change in the federal government and not worth worrying about. Do recall though the legislation a few years back with some change to FLSA that covered private industry.
Re: FLSA - $24 Million Payout at HUD
FAA
Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:21 PM
A lot of agencies, along with their HR people, want to exempt employees so all that is paid is per diem. There
are many other reasons agencies want employees exempt. The golden egg goes to the agency when employees are exempt , they get to work you for no pay.
flsa 24 million dollars
vha
Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:47 AM
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someone should investigate the dept of veteran's affairs.
Re: flsa 24 million dollars
VA
Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:14 AM
How weird is it that OPM, the inventor and enforcer of the rules, is under the microscope?
$24 million ain't chump change
Snider and Associates
Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:13 PM
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HUD, along with DOL and OPM etc followed a short lived OPM reg that allowed FLSA classification based on grade. Noone fixed it. DOL has (as of today) GS-3, 4 and 5 employees as FLSA Exempt!! BTW AFGE and NFFE are/have litigated VA.
FLSA Exempt
Dept of VA
Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:31 PM
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In the VA, I have made inquiries of IT Specialists (nonsupervisory) at many different sites. At these sites, the IT Specialists are mainly doing the same work and are the on the same teams because of standardization, i.e., a project is implemented not only at one VA site, but all sites. Therefore, IT Specialists at these sites are doing basically the same thing. However, I guess it's up to site discretion who is classified as Exempt and who is nonexempt. I am a GS12, nonsupervisor or Team lead, yet are classified as Exempt.
MJS from Snyder and Associates, I would be grateful if you could provide some contacts at either AFGE or NFFE who are/have ligated VA as you stated in your post. Thanks.
FLSA
DHUD
Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:52 PM
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This is all good... but I have a big problem with all those bargaining union employees, that are non-paying union members getting the same benefits paying union members receive. And, when you ask those employees about joining the union, they will look at you like you are a Fool!
But let there be something positive that the union is trying to do, they are the first to fill out all the forms, and the first to have their hand out. Most all the telework employees I know are non paying union members. this is a issue. and this is not good.
But as I stated at the beginning, this money is all good!