[Tony Guliani]

[Todd Terry] “My guess is that anyone smarmy enough not to pay overtime is not going to be jumping up and down raising their hand. And I think most of us in here do pay OT. As it should be. Sunshine nor roses notwithstanding.”

Well said, Todd. Well said. Selective bias at work.

[Tony Guliani]

This discussion brings up an interesting point. The FLSA only sets the bare minimum of what is legally allowed. Companies can feel free to go above and beyond that for their employees. Also, freelancers can set their rates to include double and triple time and it is up to the clients to say yes or no.

So I have to ask a slightly modified question:
“who here (other than those who posted above) willingly pays overtime knowing that it is not legally required?” and “who here gets overtime even though it is not legally required?”

I am trying to figure out if we are speaking in sunshine-and-roses “if I were king” talk, or if this is actually how people do business out there.

Thanks for all of the thoughts so far. It’s refreshing to be in a civilized forum for once…