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To: Ken98 who wrote (30505)10/23/2000 3:39:34 PM
From: Oblomov  Read Replies (3) of 436258
 
I don't get it... supposedly technology causes productivity gains among the professional class (which is largely exempt from overtime provisions of the FLSA, and thus, salaried), and yet

In order to calculate hours for salaried employees, the government uses a ratio dating back nearly three decades that figures the increase in hours worked for supervisors based on the gain in hours for hourly workers. (Edit: The opposite of hourly workers is supervisors?)

The economists they interview point out, however, that

Bureau of Labour Statistics officials say they are studying how the hours are calculated. But, some economists note, since supervisors make up such a small percentage of the overall work force, the effect of this measurement error may be minor.

Here is the source of the error in their logic. They are equating salaried workers with supervisors. Salaried workers do not make up a small % of the overall workforce. It seems that any issue that might reduce productivity can be overlooked.
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