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said Rosendahl then had to
research trademarks and pat-
ents, ensuring KnukNFutz
wouldn’t lead to a lawsuit
by another game maker. The
closest to the name is used by
a hot wing restaurant called
Knuk-N-Futz.
The friends also had to
ensure their game was differ-
ent enough from any others.
Bruney estimates at least an
80 percent difference between
KnukNFutz and any other
games the group has played.
The friends contacted a
playing card company in
New Jersey, which helped
them transfer their concept
onto a deck of cards. Then
they ordered 5,000 decks of
KnukNFutz, which arrived a
week ago.
“The amount of work we
got done in five months, I
don’t see how we got it done,”
Bruney said.
The game is now for sale
on Amazon.com and KnukN-
Futzgames.com. The friends
are also traveling to various
resorts and businesses such
as Made in Oregon to pro-
mote the game. Bruney said
Rosendahl has already sold at
least 200 to her employers as
Christmas gifts.
The team is already work-
ing on an expansion deck, and
a simpler version for children
younger than 9 years old. The
friends plan to meet early next
month at a resort in Hawaii to
teach more people how to play.
Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
Shelley Bruney demonstrates the card game she and three friends created, KnukNFutz.
Looming deadline: Small businesses
prepare for new overtime regulations
By JOYCE M.
ROSENBERG
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK — Small busi-
ness owners are rushing to get
their companies — in particular
their employees — ready for an
upcoming change in overtime
rules.
With federal regulations that
are expected to affect the pay-
checks of 4.2 million work-
ers going into effect Dec. 1,
human resources consultants
say they’re seeing a surge in
calls from owners seeking help
in complying. Many business
owners have procrastinated,
hoping Congress might put the
regulations on hold or a federal
court would take a similar step
in response to a lawsuit filed
by a coalition of 21 states. But
with five weeks to go, there’s
no indication owners will get a
reprieve.
“We’re telling clients, ‘You
need to get your act together.
This is happening,”’ says Rob
Wilson, president of Employco,
an HR provider based in West-
mont, Illinois.
Chris Williams, a Travelers
executive whose job includes
educating business owners
about labor law compliance,
recently encountered propri-
etors at a human resources
meeting who didn’t know the
law was changing.
“The question was raised
of the audience, ‘How many
of you are ready for this rule?’
Only about 50 percent raised
their hands,” Williams says.
The regulations about dou-
ble to $913 a week from $455
the threshold under which sal-
aried workers must be paid
overtime. The higher level is
intended to offset inflation,
which has eroded the old lim-
its. In annual pay terms, it
rises to $47,476 from $23,660.
But there won’t be a blanket
increase for all workers whose
pay falls below the new thresh-
old — federal regulations spe-
cifically exempt some employ-
ees like computer programmers
and office workers from hav-
ing to be paid overtime. Many
employees who will become
eligible for overtime work in
restaurants or retail as manag-
ers or supervisors.
Owners are looking for
ways to comply with the law
without seeing their labor costs
soar. Some with employees
whose salaries are close to the
$47,476 threshold may give
them small raises to keep them
exempt. Others may switch sal-
aried staffers to hourly pay and
keep a close eye on their sched-
ules to avoid running up big
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overtime bills. In many work-
places, owners may redistribute
some tasks so no one has to stay
past the end of a shift.
The regulations will affect
the pay of 17 employees at
Wilkinson Supply, a Raleigh,
North Carolina-based company
that sells plumbing, kitchen
and bathroom fixtures and dec-
orative items. Five employ-
ees whose salaries are close
to the new threshold have
gotten raises, president Ken
Wertz says. Twelve are being
switched to hourly pay, with
their schedules staggered so
the company showroom will be
staffed throughout the day.
Wertz realizes there will be
times when he won’t be able to
avoid paying overtime.
“If you’re working with a
customer and you go over (the
end of your shift), obviously
you can’t stop working with a
customer,” he says.
But because Wilkinson has
competition, the company can’t
pass those overtime costs on to
customers.
The regulations are creating
a juggling act for some owners
who need to contain costs and
also maintain morale. Some
employees, particularly those
on a management track, may
feel like they’re getting a demo-
tion if they are paid by the hour.
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