Take Comfort and Solace ...Take Comfort And Solace ... William Gardner Pierce, P.E. Privately Published 3011 Hampton Court, Maineville, OH 45039 0975433504 $15.95 www.amazon.com Take Comfort And Solace ... by William Pierce William Pierce is the name of the following men:
tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles 1. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl. 2. To complicate; confuse. 3. To involve in or as if in a tangle. legal battle with federal bureaucracy. The conflict cost the family their business, their credit rating, their home, and placed an extreme threat upon the college education and future career aspirations of their children. The source of the legal nightmare? As an employer, William Gardner Pierce chose to offer a flex-time policy to his employees. Similar flex-time is enjoyed by public sector employees including the Department of Labor itself, yet Pierce's policy was declared to be a violation-and when he refused to abandon it, nonstop harassment and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. ensued. Despite the lack of case law, federal documentation, or interpretive bulletins to support the allegations that he violated labor law labor law, legislation dealing with human beings in their capacity as workers or wage earners. The Industrial Revolution, by introducing the machine and factory production, greatly expanded the class of workers dependent on wages as their source of income. , Pierce's faceless accusers did not let up until his business was utterly destroyed and his assets were ruined. At times, the IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. seems almost benign and friendly in comparison to the Department of Labor--at least, when they aren't exacting a monumental monthly garnish from minimal wages. Every avenue of grievance has been denied to up to the present day, and now the only place left to present this case is the court of public opinion. Take Comfort and Solace ... is a sharp cautionary tale A cautionary tale is a traditional story told in folklore, to warn its hearer of a danger. There are three essential parts to a cautionary tale, though they can be introduced in a large variety of ways. about the dangerous powers of an unchecked bureaucracy, and a stirring call to get involved in governmental actions and missteps before it is too late. |
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