Economics

[BanginJimmy]

No paid leave? No overtime?

overtime and paid vacation are not rights, they are benefits. It is called a benefit because not eveyone offers them.

Unfair pay deductions?

You are going to have to explain what you mean by this.

Illegally filing employees as subcontracters as a tax dodge?

Its illegal, and if you know your employer is doing that why did you take the job in the first place? I'll give you a hint, if you fill out a 10-99 form and not a w-4, you are being paid as a contractor, not an employee.

Cut hours after taking time off?

Again, need better explanation. Time off as in calling off, or time off as in scheduled? If you are calling off work, then its in the comployers best intrests to give someone that is more reliable more hours.

Denied time off to deal with a family crisis?

I can understand your pain on this one. I have been fortunate in that I havent delt with an employer that was inflexable with family emergencies.

Forcing employees to pay for stolen merchandise from customer credit card fraud?

If you dont follow SOPs for taking a credit cad, and it ends up being fraud, then the employer has a point. If you do, then he is actually committing a felony.

These things that Obama is asking for will force crook small business owners to respect their employees and help the little guy not get taken advantage of.

Obama's plan will simply force employers to give away money for nothing. I agree that certian portions of the FMLA need to be expanded, but not nearly to the point that Obama wants to extend them. In the end, this act will cause employers, especially small business owners to work harder to keep their payroll under 25.