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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (43088)	10/5/2000 4:28:10 PM
From: Frank Griffin	Respond to of 769670

Frankly, we used to give comp time and our employees loved it. When we needed extra effort for some reason people would pitch in and accumulate the time and then use it to take off the next week when they have something they would like to do. The employees were very positive about it. Then, someone reported to wage and hour and they came in and audited and made us go back and pay overtime on the weeks the employee worked over 40 hours. As you can guess, that was the end of comp time. It was a win-win thing because it helped us and it gave the employee some valuable time off. I would vote for it anyday.

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (43088)	10/5/2000 4:30:39 PM
From: Frank Griffin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I should tell you we only gave one hour of comp time for the extra hour worked. However, I would even buy the 1 1/2 hour comp time for each hour of overtime. I think it helps both parties. Naturally, an employee can decline if they don't want to work the comp time. Then we would just pay overtime as normal.

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (43088)	10/5/2000 4:49:37 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 769670

<<"Bush also talked about children's issues in Detroit, where he proposed to amend federal law by allowing private sector employees to take 1.5 hours of comp time for every hour of overtime worked. Under his proposal, employers would be prohibited from pressuring workers to take comp time instead of overtime pay. Employers would be required to reimburse workers in cash for any unused comp time.">> <<As a small businessman, what is your reaction to the above paragraph? This is something that could negatively impact your business, right? >> My father was a small business man and that was pretty much the way it worked. Some wanted the extra pay and some wanted the comp time. Comp worked well as he was busy around Christmas and the employees saved the comp time for the slower April and May to play golf and do yard work. Those that took the time and 1/2 generated more than the extra pay. In 1975 a small clothing store got audited on the hours the people worked. The employees had taken shorter than allotted lunch and coffee breaks to rack up more sales commissions. None of the employees had complained but the store paid one hell of a fine.

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (43088)	10/5/2000 5:34:38 PM
From: PartyTime	Respond to of 769670

Flapjack--Bush's strategy is to steal Gore's issues while painting the pat line throughout the lunch and breakfast countertops that Gore's a "liar." That's why Bush's opposition research team is bogged down on twisting statements out of proportion instead of tackling head-on Gore's issues. And why don't they tackle Gore's issues? 'Cause they're attempting to steal them for their own under the guise of "compassionate conservative" and "reformer with results." What Bush is running on is a campaign based on rechirping Gore's good points claiming them as his own (see Dick Morris comments), ignoring GOP platform weaknesses (see GOP platform) and outright distortion by twisting out of shape past Gore statements. It's much like Neocon's ham sandwich analogy. The difference is that were Gore to use the ham sandwich analogy, the GOPwingers would accuse Gore of saying he actually talked with a ham sandwich. Which, incidentally, through a medium, he did last night. New term for the thread: GOPwingers!