Federal Judge Imposes Injunction Against DOL’s Controversial Overtime Rule:
Posted @ 11/28/2016 1:01 PM by Clay Crownover |
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ABC praises the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Districtof Texas for issuing a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. DOL’sburdensome and costly overtime final rule. Prior to the injunction the rule was scheduled to go into effect onDecember 1st and would have doubled the current minimum salarythreshold for employees that are exempt from overtime pay and would automaticallyincrease every three years. Construction contractors are pleased that the court hasstepped in to provide relief from another overreaching and burdensomeregulation from the Obama administration’s Labor Department. The rule would have taken workplace flexibilityaway from employers and may have required some employers to consider switching certainemployees from salaried to hourly positions. Additionally, the rule would have had a significant impact on commercialand industrial construction projects “since many of them last longer than threeyears” and are carefully planned to stay on time and on budget. ABC has been extremely active in opposing the overtime rule,supporting legislation to prevent the Implementation of the overtime rule andsubmitting comments that were considered by the judge.