I'm not one for bickering when people are in need but this one is tricky.
Those guys to real dangerous work. If it's "off the clock" and they get hurt there's no workers comp for them to help w/ the injuries.
If they work for the utility company then it's mandatory OT wages as well as their regular pay. So while I can see the guys on staff w/ that utility being covered, all the volunteers coming in would be just that volunteers.
The travesty is that FEMA should be picking up these volunteer guys like private contractors and covering them but they're not.
Yeah, it's better they stop and put the spotlight on this. Non doubt they want to continue but their families need to eat too. And like you said that's really dangerous work.
I'm not one for bickering when people are in need but this one is tricky.
Those guys to real dangerous work. If it's "off the clock" and they get hurt there's no workers comp for them to help w/ the injuries.
If they work for the utility company then it's mandatory OT wages as well as their regular pay. So while I can see the guys on staff w/ that utility being covered, all the volunteers coming in would be just that volunteers.
The travesty is that FEMA should be picking up these volunteer guys like private contractors and covering them but they're not.
There are no volunteers in that industry. They ALL get paid very, very well to work storm seasons. There's something else at play here.
Werd
All very good points
Yeah, it's better they stop and put the spotlight on this. Non doubt they want to continue but their families need to eat too. And like you said that's really dangerous work.