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SCOTUS Finds in Favor of Amazon, No Pay for Mandatory Security Screenings

posted by janrinok on Thursday December 11 2014, @02:18PM   
from the my-time-is-my-own dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

The Supreme Court of the United States has issued a unanimous decision that security screenings after the work day, regardless of the amount of time they take to perform, do not qualify for remuneration. The decision focuses on the Portal-To-Portal Act of 1947 which defines a workday that specifically excludes those activities "incidental" to an employee's primary responsibilities.

• Re:A new Gilded Age Re:A new Gilded Age (Score: 3, Insightful) by TheGratefulNet on Thursday December 11 2014, @09:07PM

  by TheGratefulNet (659) on Thursday December 11 2014, @09:07PM (#125251)

  of of the hidden goals of all major religions is: "pay now, receive later"

  suffer in this life and 'the next one' will be your paradise.

  of course, this is pure hogwash and no one with half a brain believes in the old fairytales anymore.

  but it does convince the lower and middle classes to 'stay in your place' and not to rock the boat too much.

  the upper classes all 'subscribe' to religion just for show. they want you to believe that they, too, believe it. but only the dumbest of the rich truly believe this bullshit. they know it for what it is: keeping them in power during this lifetime - the only lifetime we will ever get, btw.

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• Re:A new Gilded Age (Score: 2) by HiThere on Friday December 12 2014, @08:43PM

  by HiThere (866) on Friday December 12 2014, @08:43PM (#125583) Journal

  Religious belief has less to do with intelligence than indoctrination. Many quite intelligent people are religious, though they tend to have beliefs that in an earlier era would have earned the the label "heretic".

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• Re:A new Gilded Age - another view (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 13 2014, @10:27AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 13 2014, @10:27AM (#125728)

  the upper classes all 'subscribe' to religion just for show. they want you to believe that they, too, believe it. but only the dumbest of the rich truly believe this bullshit. they know it for what it is: keeping them in power during this lifetime - the only lifetime we will ever get, btw.

  This account [wikipedia.org] says otherwise in numerous places. Here are some of them:

  The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

  -- https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+14%3A1&version=KJV [biblegateway.com]

  And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

  -- https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A27&version=KJV [biblegateway.com]

  And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

  -- https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+20%3A12-15&version=KJV [biblegateway.com]

  And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. If any man have an ear, let him hear.

  -- https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+13%3A7-9&version=KJV [biblegateway.com]

  These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

  -- https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A28-30&version=KJV [biblegateway.com]

  He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

  -- https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+3%3A5&version=KJV [biblegateway.com]

  All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

  -- https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+6%3A37&version=KJV [biblegateway.com]

  Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

  -- https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+11%3A24-26&version=KJV [biblegateway.com]

  Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

  -- https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+14%3A1-6&version=KJV [biblegateway.com]

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