Originally Posted by
RetiredFTS
Last year I tried to get DL HR's official interpretation of a set of orders I was executing regarding exempt status. I was told that they would not make a determination on them until I came back (their decision was going to determine whether I needed to come back sooner than later). My two cents is that this now allows the employee to see how the company is treating the orders (no surprises). Not all orders have an exempt statement but are still exempt if they support GWOT contingency ops.
Not sure what happens to the pre-2010 orders.
Rumor only but I heard there have been complaints by junior pilots that a lot of the pilots out on long term Mil leave are not on exempt orders but staying out on a volunteer basis to get there 20 years in. Some have felt they are coming back on the list above them when they are not entitled to that under federal law.