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Originally Posted by cdswans
Next up . . have to run for now . . Do you think you have no dog in this fight? Think again!
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I had hoped to receive some insider information on one of these items but that hasn't happened.
For those who've been around for awhile, do you recall the "Goinforitswife" thread? Her husband's second job was with a flatbed company that up and decided to go all owner op on very short notice. I'm pretty sure they were out of Spokane and I'm wondering if the overtime ruling had anything to do with it.
If you look at the press release posted by Jonp . . it looks like it went out to a lot of companies in WA. I'm looking for anything in the news that might suggest if there are any new trends in how Driver/employees are being handled.
Rev! You picked a great time to ban BigD. He could very well provide some insight here.
The other thing is training companies usually have more trainees than trainers. That's been written about a 100 times on CAD. I inquired about being a trainer for a pretty substantial WA based fleet but was told they won't be adding anymore trainers to it. Without going into all the details, it was one of those things that seemed extremely counter-intuitive to me. It was the last answer I expected to hear and now I wonder if it is not somehow related to the overtime thing.
General Knowledge . . every state (I think) has a Department of Labor. I got to know one of their enforcement people pretty well thanks to a young turd I made the mistake of giving a job to. These are the wage and hour guys and a big part of what they do is make sure you're being paid fairly. Fair pay not only benefits you, it benefits the state with (usually) greater tax revenues.
Anyway, these are the avenues I'm pursuing. If any of you have first hand experience, know someone who may be able to shed some light or, certainly if you have time, take a look around and see what you can come up with