Re: Tech Writer Lawsuit

["Collin Turner" <straylightsghost -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I just left a Computer Software company as a contractor. I've documented a
LOT of software, however, this was one of the worst experiences I've ever
had...but not due to the overtime. More due to the "glorified secretary"
aspect than anything.

Ah well.

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:

> I've never worked for a computer software company,
> so I haven't given this definition of "exempt" a close
> reading.  I guess it explains why software technical
> writers complain so much about being treated like
> "glorified secretaries."  Comparing this description to
> the other job types listed in section 5, they are.
>
> Gene Kim-Eng
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Laura Lemay" <lemay -at- lauralemay -dot- com>
> > The important part of that section is 5e:
> >
> > e. The employee is a writer engaged in writing material, including box
> > labels, product descriptions, documentation, promotional material,
> > setup and installation
> > instructions, and other similar written information, either for print
> > or for
> > onscreen media or who writes or provides content material intended to
> > be read by
> > customers, subscribers, or visitors to computer-related media such as
> > the World
> > Wide Web or CD-ROMS.
> >
> > This is the tech writer and web designer clause that the National
> > Writer's Union fought to add to the 2002 computer professional section
> > of CA labor law.  Tech writers are supposed to be explicitly
> > non-exempt in California.  They almost never are.
> >
> > This is the core of the the Hoenemier lawsuit.
>
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