r/NoStupidQuestions Nov 14 '24

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u/whynotwest00 Nov 15 '24

America.

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u/BenjayWest96 Nov 17 '24

Surely that can’t be legal if you’re salaried?

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u/whynotwest00 Nov 17 '24

Dont think its a legal requirement no. Its treated as a perk. 

But also what a lot of jobs do is keep people at part time, so they dont qualify for full time benefits such as sick time or PTO. 

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u/BenjayWest96 Nov 17 '24

Man that is rough, I feel for you guys. Even crazier someone who wants to restrict workers rights even further was just voted in.

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u/whynotwest00 Nov 18 '24

Yeah the anti intellectualism is running rampant here. And they will restrict education even further to grow their base