Unintended law gets Virginia workers Saturdays or Sundays off

slugman · 07-01-2004, 09:27 AM

Ok VA guys and gals .....which day do you want off ? DOLT !

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/01/su....ap/index.html

Aught Six · 07-01-2004, 09:33 AM

Great, this is just what the state economy needs. It would've been nice if Senator Quayle had done his homework before pushing this bill. The same goes with Governer Warner. The small businesses with only a few employees are the ones who will suffer most.

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"If the governor has a problem with a bill he signed, he should call a special session and get it fixed," Murtaugh said, adding the attorney general's office had received a barrage of calls from worried businesses.

What is he waiting for?

slugman · 07-01-2004, 09:42 AM

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What is he waiting for?

He's waiting for Saturday ......since he requested off !

Briman · 07-01-2004, 10:13 AM

Dang, I should move to Virginia. I work nearly every saturday and sunday anyhow, looks like an opportunity to make more money if others don't want to work.

Aught Six · 07-02-2004, 01:15 PM

Judge Blocks Virginia's Sundays-Off Law

It looks as though we'll have this blunder permanently resolved fairly quickly.

Check out this line from Chamber of Commerce president.

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"The gun has at least been removed from their hand and put back in the holster," said Hugh Keough, president and chief executive of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

Don't get me wrong; I love metaphor. But I have no idea how this guy came up with this one. I don't like people using guns to send some message that really has nothing to do with guns. Anyway, I don't want to go off on a tangent. We have the First Amendment, besides.

Dave590 · 07-02-2004, 06:02 PM

I'm still a little mystified at this one. If an employer were to break a 17th century law, then how would modern penalties of $500.00 per infraction, or triple time pay be in effect.

In the 17th century FIVE dollars was a huge fine.

But at any rate, I'm a little disapointed that this thing was struck down so quickly...Just a little while ago I was explaining the finer points of this law to my boss, and almost had her convinced that if I did'nt go fishing at LEAST once during the week, and then once again during the weekend, then I would be in violation of the law.

trapper T · 07-03-2004, 07:20 AM

OOOPPPSSS.... Looks like these Legislators need some better interns to read the entire text before they make a decison?