| I remember ... ... I remember when the old Bell System and it's Operating Companies took a body blow from the gooferment about unpaid overtime. It would seem that professionals, that work a full day and then are expected to provide off-hour support via telewor, would have a very nice Fair Labor Standards Act violation claim. I know that the company would try to defend with the "salaried employee" defense, but that gets penetrated very quickly. The old Bell Operating Companies always had labor and union troubles. Perhaps, this might be the rebirth of the still-born white collar unionization effort. Why should the honchos be the only ones with employment contracts, golden parachutes, and perks. As far as making everyone contractors and consultants, the tax collector will have some words of "whizdumb" about that. I think that this could be "gasoline on a fire" type decision. |
