tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3188828061590774057..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Indy | Judge orders age bias lawsuit to April trial; case offers rare look at how GCI engineers layoffsJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89057220822476909492012-01-08T09:02:42.692-05:002012-01-08T09:02:42.692-05:0010:42, you must be joking - or an Indianapolis edi...10:42, you must be joking - or an Indianapolis editor. "Cathy's stuff" is just as much dreck as "Susan's stuff." It just skews younger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28132770249957389532012-01-07T15:12:11.769-05:002012-01-07T15:12:11.769-05:0011:01 she did her share of damage Gannet muscle wo...11:01 she did her share of damage Gannet muscle work while she was there to deserve critism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65129431454934336762012-01-07T11:01:48.690-05:002012-01-07T11:01:48.690-05:009:01 since when dies Gannett put out press release...9:01 since when dies Gannett put out press releases about HR staff? The poster took a shot about a person who was long gone. If you are going after someone you should do your homework especially if they haven't been seen in over a year. Unless of course you don't believe details matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1916780730900877062012-01-07T00:34:44.876-05:002012-01-07T00:34:44.876-05:00Jim's investigative acumen: The Google search....Jim's investigative acumen: The Google search.<br /><br />The people who donate money must be proud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4725100101615538642012-01-07T00:31:11.093-05:002012-01-07T00:31:11.093-05:0010:54 I don't know about that Cincinnati case,...10:54 I don't know about that Cincinnati case, and a quick Google search didn't turn it up.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15783360190140101972012-01-06T22:54:24.307-05:002012-01-06T22:54:24.307-05:00"It will be interesting to see if this case h..."It will be interesting to see if this case has any effect on the age discrimination suit filed by two former Cincinnati Enquirer editors over layoffs in 2011."<br /><br />Yes indeed. Does anyone have an update on that, by the way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37254760094629452482012-01-06T22:42:04.522-05:002012-01-06T22:42:04.522-05:00The courts will determine just/unjust, but Kathy&#...The courts will determine just/unjust, but Kathy's stuff is better than Susan's. But have to admit I rolled my eyes when the name of the column didn't change when the job was eliminated. That was an uh-oh moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68651582588682485222012-01-06T21:09:13.933-05:002012-01-06T21:09:13.933-05:00Jim, that's weak, and typical for you. You pro...Jim, that's weak, and typical for you. You protect the people who don't know what they're talking about and who throw things at the wall. You are one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13488170603827302962012-01-06T21:01:46.329-05:002012-01-06T21:01:46.329-05:008:23 Was Pinto's retirement announced publicly...8:23 Was Pinto's retirement announced publicly? Can you point us to a press release, e-mail, or some other advisory?<br /><br />Otherwise, how was 7:31 supposed to know she's gone?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90431095944000375652012-01-06T20:23:19.221-05:002012-01-06T20:23:19.221-05:00Heh 7:31 Pinto has been retired for a year. Way to...Heh 7:31 Pinto has been retired for a year. Way to stay in the loop. But don't let details stop you from your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89548632821017245222012-01-06T19:31:26.205-05:002012-01-06T19:31:26.205-05:00Poughkeepsie (NY) has a history of making employee...Poughkeepsie (NY) has a history of making employees exempt with fancy title and zero supervising duties. Delores Pinto is now HR VP for Gannett east, based out of Wilmington. Of course, she has a G brass knuckle (president's ring)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80881761438756498402012-01-06T19:15:06.586-05:002012-01-06T19:15:06.586-05:006:34 Thank you for that update.
It's worth po...6:34 Thank you for that update.<br /><br />It's worth pointing out, however, that one of the two links I provided above concerns <a href="http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-gci-uses-salaried-workers-to-limit.html" rel="nofollow">a sworn deposition</a> of the newspaper's editor, Wanda Lloyd.<br /><br />In Lloyd's case, she was conceding that salaried editors sometimes do the Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90265602705616912322012-01-06T18:34:09.235-05:002012-01-06T18:34:09.235-05:00Your diligence in resurrecting the Johnson case is...Your diligence in resurrecting the Johnson case is fair game, Jim, but that case was tossed after Johnson failed to back up his claims. <br /><br />http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/alabama/almdce/2:2009cv00924/41817/34/0.pdf?1301379103Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60004617662509976532012-01-06T17:52:14.622-05:002012-01-06T17:52:14.622-05:00Two 1st quarters ago, the amount of money my newsp...Two 1st quarters ago, the amount of money my newspaper paid freelancers to do my assignments during my one-week furcation was 25% more than they would have paid me if I hadn't been forced to take the week off.<br /><br />And the work would be been quality, not the dreck churned out by the kiddie replacements.<br /><br />A Forrest Gump quote comes to mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54167948885647466822012-01-06T15:36:24.675-05:002012-01-06T15:36:24.675-05:00I was an exempt reporter if you can believe that. ...I was an exempt reporter if you can believe that. Once, while I was with my family on an overnight camping trip, I was ordered to drive 175 miles to cover an hour-long event 22 miles the newspaper's home town because the city desk would have had to pay OT to anyone who went. So they paid for 350 miles of travel, a room, and meals for me, instead of paying someone an hour or two of OT. That Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14984523078807948972012-01-06T15:00:46.765-05:002012-01-06T15:00:46.765-05:00Saw a really disgusting plastic surgeon's ad t...Saw a really disgusting plastic surgeon's ad today featuring two photos of a nice looking, 40/50ish guy, before and after Botox, with the captions "got the job" and "didn't get the job." Before the Botox, he still looked fine. Am not sure what this woman looks like, but this is indeed sad and irrelevant, so I hope she and her lawyers fight like hell and win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8675219059280759462012-01-06T13:11:41.692-05:002012-01-06T13:11:41.692-05:00"Indeed, a frequent complaint among readers h..."Indeed, a frequent complaint among readers here: Gannett promotes hourly workers to such exempt-from-OT positions, with little change in responsibilities, so the company can get more work from them, without increasing payroll costs."<br /><br />Not sure exactly why Jim deleted this before, but we'll try again with a shorter version.<br /><br />Salaried employee regulations are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10549495956624263582012-01-06T12:47:09.301-05:002012-01-06T12:47:09.301-05:0010:10 am Why don't you contact the lawyer tha...10:10 am Why don't you contact the lawyer that's handling Guyett's case and share that information with her. http://delaneylaw.net/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23709177903726529502012-01-06T12:45:09.573-05:002012-01-06T12:45:09.573-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70590273935078820192012-01-06T12:07:09.803-05:002012-01-06T12:07:09.803-05:009:35 The judge referred to it only as a Gannett ne...9:35 The judge referred to it only as a Gannett newspaper in New York; he didn't identify it by name.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56802926985505691752012-01-06T12:06:11.582-05:002012-01-06T12:06:11.582-05:007:15 Is that Denver suit about the pension plan?7:15 Is that Denver suit about the pension plan?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17798525631483696562012-01-06T10:10:55.350-05:002012-01-06T10:10:55.350-05:00The "narrowing of departments into subdepartm...The "narrowing of departments into subdepartments" so that particular reporters could be targeted in Indy strikes me as just what happened during the 2008 layoff at my property as well. The editor had carefully set the stage for it while reorganizing the newsroom in early 2007. The layoff was still done based on performance and seniority, but reporters who ranked higher than others in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4447799848248237452012-01-06T10:00:41.798-05:002012-01-06T10:00:41.798-05:00...... you know, it would be so easy to find out w......... you know, it would be so easy to find out whom worked overtime and were not paid for it especially when the work done was via their computers at their desk! One way is to ACCESS THE HISTORY of the computer used by the worker logged in while working then verify those hours against the time sheets. Certainly one should come up short! Another way would be to check the person's time sheet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43332159681116426782012-01-06T09:35:51.972-05:002012-01-06T09:35:51.972-05:00"unidentified New Year newspaper"
Huh?"unidentified New Year newspaper"<br /><br />Huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54466127210354269322012-01-06T07:38:13.225-05:002012-01-06T07:38:13.225-05:00We're changing all of our titles to Vice Presi...We're changing all of our titles to Vice President. Evidently that's a nice way to create a job for yourself and obviates any need to do real work aside from creating jobs for your buddies. <br /><br />Do we have a Vice President of Content Metrics? I'd love to stroll up to possible candidates for BNQT girls and ask them their measurements....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com