Federal Overtime Rule Delayed; Federal Judge In Texas Delays Change That Would Have Benefited White-Collar Employees Earning Less Than $48,000
November 23, 2016
A federal judge in Sherman, Texas, blocked a Labor Department rule that would have expanded overtime protections to more workers as of Dec. 1.
U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the rule, which he said improperly creates a salary test to determine who is protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act’s “white collar” exemption.