Is is fair to accept a job from an employer,when you know upfront what the pay is and how it is distributed.However,after a year of working there,you start demanding changes that wasn't there when you voluntarily accepted the job???Should OT pay be mandatory???I think so,but its not....Maybe if a person sought a job that paid OT,maybe he should have researched the market a little better,or accept a straight time job while searching for another one.Mandatory OT will sadly have to come from the Federal level in our industry..
I think Ine,s point was,standing up for something you knew did not exist when you accepted the job,wouldn't mean anything if the company closes shop.And if it does close up,older drivers would find it harder to find comparable work.
The OT law should be fought at the Federal level,hell everything else in this industry is mandated from it.
The OT rule at the federal level. All we need is to be put under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Trucking is still considered un skilled. We are the same as the guy picking our veggies