The nurse's exemption applies only to certified nurse midwives, certified nurse anesthetists or certified nurse practitioners. These specialties often have hours determined by their assignments to certain patients rather than a set schedule. Again, nurses and health facilities agreed that a certain amount of work hour flexibility was warranted. The schedules of certain computer employees and nurses warrant work hour flexibility, which is why I supported the bill. I would argue, however, that these are not the only two professions deserving special consideration.
Many jobs have variable time schedules.
Deadline or seasonal influx of work sometimes requires employee to work more hours on certain days. Unpredictable crisis at work may also influence the number of hours workers may have to work. As a reward for working the unusual hours, employees should have the choice of earning overtime pay or taking time off in the future. Workers and their employers should be free to negotiation how they are compensated for their overtime on a case by case basis. More flexibility is needed in to workplace, not just for the employers, but more importantly for the workers - for parents who need to take their kids to the dentist, attend parent teacher conference or get an early start on the family vacation some Friday afternoon.