The Obama administration has proposed some new rules (http://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime/NPRM2015/) that would give overtime pay to salaried workers making less than $50,400 per year.  Who cares?  Many post-docs who make the NIH recommended $42,840 seem to care!

In this episode, we explore whether the new rules would apply to post-docs, and how post-doc salary has stagnated over the last ten years.  If you have a dog in this fight, be sure to register your opinion on the regulations.gov (http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=WHD-2015-0001) website before the September deadline.

What do you do if you need help in lab, and the PI is never around?  A grad student asks:
I’m doing a rotation in a fairly well-known micro lab, and the PI isn’t around much.  I’m working under a Post-doc, but he’s really busy, and every time I ask for help he tells me he’ll help me later.  I’ve lost a couple of weeks waiting on him - what should I do?
Is an online application good enough to land an industry job, or are there steps you can take to improve your chance of getting noticed?  A job-searching scientists writes:
I’m looking for industry jobs, and I found one that sounds interesting at a local biotech company.  I applied using their online portal, but I’m wondering if there’s something else I can do to improve my chances of getting an interview.
Last but not least, we embrace our inner hipsters by drinking Dale's Pale Ale and we uncover the hidden meaning of the word "autoclave."  It doesn't mean "sterilizer!"