Comments on: What Lady Gaga and Donald Trump Have in Common: Misapplying Labor Laws https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/07/what-lady-gaga-and-donald-trump-have-in-common-misapplying-labor-laws.html Everything to make HR better Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:55:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Anonymous https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/07/what-lady-gaga-and-donald-trump-have-in-common-misapplying-labor-laws.html#comment-212156 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:55:40 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4883#comment-212156 In reply to Goober.

I’m sure there is a statue of limitations on some of the years.

]]> By: Goober https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/07/what-lady-gaga-and-donald-trump-have-in-common-misapplying-labor-laws.html#comment-212153 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 22:07:43 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4883#comment-212153 In reply to the gold digger.

Again, 25 years seems like an awfully long time for it to go on, if they’re that unhappy but fear retaliation for complaining.

]]> By: Evil HR Lady https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/07/what-lady-gaga-and-donald-trump-have-in-common-misapplying-labor-laws.html#comment-212152 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 19:13:57 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4883#comment-212152 In reply to grannybunny.

And sometimes they know they are making bank so why bite the hand that feeds you?

The average chauffer made $22k in 2010, when this guy was making $75k.

The thing is, Trump had just done things correctly, he could have done the calculations to pay $75k but based on an hourly rate including overtime.

This seems to be a straight-up example of people not understanding that you can’t negotiate your way out of following employment law.

]]> By: the gold digger https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/07/what-lady-gaga-and-donald-trump-have-in-common-misapplying-labor-laws.html#comment-212151 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:50:37 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4883#comment-212151 In reply to Goober.

Sometimes, people don’t know that their employer is breaking the law.

]]> By: Goober https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/07/what-lady-gaga-and-donald-trump-have-in-common-misapplying-labor-laws.html#comment-212150 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 15:35:55 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4883#comment-212150 In reply to grannybunny.

While that’s entirely true, 25 years is an awful long wait.

]]> By: Sara https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/07/what-lady-gaga-and-donald-trump-have-in-common-misapplying-labor-laws.html#comment-212149 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 14:51:50 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4883#comment-212149 A constant conversation between me and our non-exempt employees over the past 15 years. They all don’t “want” to be paid overtime – I think they want to be like the rest of the staff, and heck – I felt more important when I got my first job with a salary. I just pay them anyway, no matter what the conversation is. Currently my employee is actually getting frustrated with ME about it! Oh well, the pains of doing payroll….

]]> By: grannybunny https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/07/what-lady-gaga-and-donald-trump-have-in-common-misapplying-labor-laws.html#comment-212148 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 13:44:02 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4883#comment-212148 The fact that an employee waits until after a job is over before complaining in no way means that the employee is “OK” or “happy” with the complained-of arrangement. Sometimes, people need the job and don’t want to face retaliation from complaining.

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