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Loescher on Fox: Private Employers Paying Hourly Workers in Comp Time are Breaking Federal Law

July 28th, 2009 · McCombs in the Media · Posted by Rob Meyer

Fox, Seven on Your Side, July 27, 2009

Kristie Loescher, McCombs management lecturer, provided analysis for Fox’s Seven on Your Side in a story about rules regarding employees being paid in comp time rather than in overtime.

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  • 1 Regina Hughes // Jul 28, 2009 at 2:46 pm

    Interesting story. I think the law is fair to both employers and employees. Dr. Loescher presented the information in a most convincing way, and she represented well her own employer.

  • 2 Margaret Loescher // Jul 31, 2009 at 11:45 am

    Dr. Loescher made a lot of sense. I didn’t even know about the different laws for hourly employees working at a private firm.

  • 3 Morris Woods // Aug 14, 2009 at 10:28 am

    The law as it stands hurts everybody. Any time the government stands between an employer and an employee misallocations will result. The employer now must allocate either the work differently such as stop and resume in the next pay period or have another employee who has not reached 40 hours and may not fit the job as well do the job.
    If the employer forces comp pay, they risk loosing a trained employee.
    Employees work at their job for many reasons. Pay is usually one if not the most important reason.
    There are restraints on pay. Pay can not be greater than the productivity it creates. When CEO’s are paid to fail or unions force wages higher than profits employers fail.

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