Another possible reason Dell is moving customer support back to the U.S.

[Zscoundrel]

Not true.  It all depended on how your job was classified - and how 
ethical your employer is!  The main criteria is how your work is measured. 

If your work consists of numerous small tasks to be completed during a 
set period of time, you should have been classed as an hourly employee.  
(A computer operator is a good I/T example)  An hour employee is 
entitled to overtime for if they are required to work more than 8 hours 
a day or more than 40 hours a week.

An employee that is responsible for a specific task or set of tasks that 
are not time dependent are usually salaried and are not eligible for 
over time.  Something like a system administrator.  You may be required 
to work sometimes at night or on weekends, but you can take time off 
during the week to make up for it.  This means that you can come and go 
at will and are NOT required to punch a time clock or track your time. 

One interesting note, if you ARE required to track your time and are NOT 
paid overtime, they owe you the time and a half for your overtime.  I 
had a friend in this position that was able to start his own business on 
the fees and penalties and interest that his employer was required to 
pay for NOT paying overtime.

Jonathan Hutchins wrote:

>On Friday 28 November 2003 04:18 pm, Leo J Mauler wrote:
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>>I got this from a friend and thought I'd pass it on.  Apparently those
>>of you who don't work for a salary will be impacted by a Bush
>>Administration change to labor rules: you will no longer be paid
>>overtime for working more than 40 hours a week.
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>IT workers have been specificaly exempt from overtime pay for years.
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