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<blockquote data-quote="John Roberts" data-source="post: 101291" data-attributes="member: 126">Re: OvertimeWe&#039;ll there you go... I am too lazy to research the specific details of of this one case, but it smells like the classic debate about apprenticeships and people willing to work for a modest stipend to gain experience and industry contacts. Lady Gaga now operates in a pretty narrow high profile part of the business, it seems there are intangible benefits from any association with her.&nbsp; If she abused her employee perhaps the employee should have quit before logging all those hours. I suspect there were other&#039;s willing to take that job. Sounds a little like trying to re-write the deal after the fact to take advantage of Gaga&#039;s later success... or not... I do not know the details. To the broader economic point... mandating full pay for apprentices, and higher minimum wages, may appear like they are helping people, but instead they only reduce the amount of money available to give more people entry level jobs so they can get a foot in the door, gain work experience, and move on to better higher paying jobs. Sounds like Gaga&#039;s assistant got all the experience she needed or wanted. ====I thought the song publishing rights case was more interesting, didn&#039;t know there was a reversion clause written into the law.&nbsp; &nbsp;JR</blockquote>

[QUOTE="John Roberts, post: 101291, member: 126"] Re: Overtime We'll there you go... I am too lazy to research the specific details of of this one case, but it smells like the classic debate about apprenticeships and people willing to work for a modest stipend to gain experience and industry contacts. Lady Gaga now operates in a pretty narrow high profile part of the business, it seems there are intangible benefits from any association with her. If she abused her employee perhaps the employee should have quit before logging all those hours. I suspect there were other's willing to take that job. Sounds a little like trying to re-write the deal after the fact to take advantage of Gaga's later success... or not... I do not know the details. To the broader economic point... mandating full pay for apprentices, and higher minimum wages, may appear like they are helping people, but instead they only reduce the amount of money available to give more people entry level jobs so they can get a foot in the door, gain work experience, and move on to better higher paying jobs. Sounds like Gaga's assistant got all the experience she needed or wanted. ==== I thought the song publishing rights case was more interesting, didn't know there was a reversion clause written into the law. JR [/QUOTE]

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