NEW OT RULES: Are pilots "White Collar"

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Rez O. Lewshun

Excellent post.... a lot of food for thought. hummmmmm

 

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Rez O. Lewshun,

How come such low self-esteem? I consider pilots to be professionals. The snubbing the maid thing is all you. I've never done it nor will I ever. I don't consider myself better than anyone. By the way, is it OK for a doctor to snub the maid?

the maid told me that you snubbed her with "stumpy the meat puppet".

 

[EngineOut]

So, if you're a pilot not covered by the RLA/CBA (corporate or frax), and you make over $100,000 per year, you will no longer be legally entitled to overtime pay(?)

"White-collar employees who earn more than $100,000 a year are automatically exempt from overtime pay under the new law."

Some flight departments classify their pilots as executive-level employees. That sounds "white-collar" (by definition) to me.

I suppose it will depend on the environment in which the pilot works. I can see some companies taking advantage of this.

 

[AA717driver]

So, I'm getting $85k as a corporate pilot and I go in to request overtime for the 11 hour legs with two pilots. Whaddya think the chief pilot is going to say?

BTW, Rez, I'm not voting for Kerry because I don't want some guy worth a Billion bucks controlling my life... Oh, wait, they already do. Never mind. TC

 

[lostplnetairman]

The $100,000 wage cap for non-exempt only applies to those in non-manual positions. And you have to meet one of the tests for exemption as well. So, there is really no way that a $100,000 salaried pilot not covered by the RLA would qualify for exemption. It's really intended for the marketing person who may only supervise one person, for example. Under the old rules, the executive exemption required that you supervise two or more people.

And, unless your in the country of California, overtime is paid for hours over 40 in a week, not over 8 in a day.

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