Trump-appointed judge blocks overtime pay expansion for millions of workers
• A federal judge in Texas has blocked a Biden administration rule that would have extended overtime protections to millions of workers.
• The rule would have raised the salary threshold for overtime eligibility, making an estimated 4 million additional workers eligible for time-and-a-half pay when they work more than 40 hours a week.
• The judge ruled that the Labor Department overstepped its authority in issuing the regulation.
• The Biden administration can appeal the ruling, but the future of the rule is uncertain given the incoming Trump administration's opposition to it.
• Business groups had opposed the rule, arguing that it would increase labor costs for employers.
• A federal judge in Texas has blocked a Biden administration rule that would have extended overtime protections to millions of workers.
• The rule would have raised the salary threshold for overtime eligibility, making an estimated 4 million additional workers eligible for time-and-a-half pay when they work more than 40 hours a week.
• The judge ruled that the Labor Department overstepped its authority in issuing the regulation.
• The Biden administration can appeal the ruling, but the future of the rule is uncertain given the incoming Trump administration's opposition to it.
• Business groups had opposed the rule, arguing that it would increase labor costs for employers.
Trump Judge Blocks Overtime Pay For 4 Million Workers - Thenewsglobe.net
On Friday a federal judge in Texas struck down a new rule from the Biden administration aimed at extending overtime protections to millions of workers.Judge
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