Re:What happens when all of your co-workers quit?
by robertlagrant on Friday August 20, 2021 @12:27PM
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I think the problem is that a federal minimum wage needs to be the minimum for the cheapest cost of living state, or it causes massive problems in that state. Having state-level minimum wages allows them to be tailored to cost of living in that state.
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Re:What happens when all of your co-workers quit?
by lotsofpulp on Friday August 20, 2021 @12:39PM
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What does need to change federally is the min wage for workers exempt from overtime pay. At $36k, it is far too low for even the cheapest states.
I think it should be at least $100k if not far more, since a lot of employers rely on a couple of $36k to $50k employees who do not have better options in life to work 60 to 80 hours per week and on call to fill in the gaps caused by having a rotating, underpaid staff. They are “managers” only in the sense that they are on call and liable for jumping into work for whatever position is missing. They do not actually manage anything.