Comments on: Paid-FMLA bill pops up again in Congress

By: Lorie

Lorie — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:10:53 +0000

Write to your senators and legislators. Unless we bombard them with emails and letters opposing this legislation, it will get passed. (And wouldn’t you know it comes from California- a state that is 3 cents away from bankruptcy and their representative wants to give away the farm….go figure)

I, too, wonder if the senators or legislators actually read any of the emails they get. But, I take the position, that if I’m going to complain about laws and regulations I should try to complain to the people responsible. I have fired off so many emails in recent months, I am sure I am on everyone’s black list. I’m surprised my internet connection has not been mysteriously and permanently disabled, lol.

By: JAGGER

JAGGER — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:06:54 +0000

Where will it all end? Business is being driven out of the US. I agree, this administration appears to be trying to run business into the ground, or out of the country. All in the pretense of “helping” the “little” people. They have no compassion for the down and out of this country. They just use those lines (lies) because they sound good. I heard the President say over the weekend, he would consider bail out monies for the Newspaper industry. NO NO NO! How long will it be before “talk radio” is shut down? Holler loud and often about that one. If they can manage to shut down Talk Radio, it will not be long before we see legislation to expend the time limits on the office of the President. And from there, Venezuela, we might as well live there. Sorry to get off track, but these things are important, and this blog is comprised of the more intelligent and educated. Your voices need to be heard.

By: Flel

Flel — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:58:07 +0000

In this email there is an item about the call from the govt for help in catching COBRA subsidy fraud. Now why didn’t they see that coming? Hmmm, give someone something for nothing and make their ex-employer carry the burden of administration? This is simply another example of anti-employer bias from this administration and Congress. When will Washington learn that the more programs they create, the more waste, fraud and abuse will take place. In their world, an employee should be paid to go to the doctor during business hours to use taxpayer funded health care driving their govt motors car using govt subsidized, ethanol-cut gasoline. All in the name of caring for our fellow man. I don’t like the direction this country is going and venture to guess a few of you here feel the same.

By: scott

scott — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:27:02 +0000

To Gary,

Try paying your bills to support “family values” off of minimum wage, because those will be the only jobs left in this country if this and other entitlement programs continue to make their way through the government. I am firmly convinced that this legislative group is trying to kill manufacturing and cripple our economy for the sake of getting continued votes by providing to the have nots, who probably in the past have gotten what they deserved.

The abuse with 7 paid sick days per year and 12 weeks of paid leave would be significant. I have worked for an employer who had paid leave and it was abused regularly by those who would use all of their eligibile leave, wait until they were eligible for leave again and would go out for the maximum period. I wish government would actually turn their attention to doing things that would help revive the economy vs. continuing to kill it. Everything that keeps getting proposed will only keep wages flat for the working people for a long time to come, as employers will have any extra amount committed to pay for government programs. Benjamin Franklin said it best, “He who sacrificies freedom for security deserves neither”.

By: Joe Fed Up !!!!!!!!!!

Joe Fed Up !!!!!!!!!! — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:50:21 +0000

I cannot believe this – Funds to the government to administer ? Looks to me like a another way to siphon off funds to pay for political favors. What about the funding issues with Social Security, Medicare, Pesnion Benefits Gaurantees, FDIC, etc. etc. Just the other day I read taxpayers are on the hook for reverse mortagges, because the insurance fund does not have enough money and the government guarantees the mortgage through FHA to the banks that lend. And they want to require employers to give 7 paid sick days a year ?

Who the H_ _ _ is going to pay for all this ???????????????

By: Sylvia G.

Sylvia G. — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:41:27 +0000

It would be a human resources and payroll nightmare. We would pay the funds in to the DOL, but how long would it take for an employee to get paid, does the employer have to pay again and wait to get reimbursed. The logistics and extra cost to the employer are just not worth it, plus many would take advantage for a few hours off.

By: Sharon K

Sharon K — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:52:32 +0000

To CLS . . . Well said.
And I agree that the abuse would be tremendous.
Another government controlled fund? This is insanity. I doubt that writing to our representatives would help, as they are mostly self-serving and untrustworthy.

By: CLS

CLS — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:43:26 +0000

To Gary…
Family values consist of much more than “handouts”. When most of us speak of family values, we are referencing the idea that we have raised two generations of people who simply think they are entitled and between the government and the employer all of their needs should be met. This is simply perpetuating more of the same. Family values also consists of SAVING for those “rainy day issues”…WORKING AND SAVING, how’s that for a novel idea.

By: V. Tarascio

V. Tarascio — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:45:22 +0000

I agree with the comments above, and then some. Abuse would begin immediately. Business owners would begin to price alternate locations and move where there product would and could be marketed; without the burden of paying employee’s who are not working. The companies who are not able to move, Hospitals, Physician Practices, Grocery Stores, etc., will cost cut in other areas to make up for the individual deficit. Thus, more job cuts, less product purchased, no new larger ticket items, no additional hiring, etc.

We need to stand together on this bill with protest. We voted our representatives into the office for which they are to represent us. They can only do that through communication from us. I urge everyone to call or write their rep in order to halt this nonsense.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:30:53 +0000

No, no, no. This is going to wipe out the work force. People need to work and stay off Government Programs. I work every day and am tired of paying for others!