One of the cornerstones of the Obama Administration’s labor agenda was a multi-year push to expand the number of employees who are required to receive overtime pay (1.5 times the […]
11-01-2017 A federal judge in Texas on August 31 invalidated the Obama Administration’s controversial rule expanding the number of employees that are entitled to overtime pay. The focus of the judge’s opinion was the fact that the rule — which would have increased the minimum salary threshold for overtime pay from approximately $23,000 per year to approximately $47,000 per year — insufficiently considered whether employees actually perform “white collar” jobs and thus should be exempt from overtime.
09-01-2017 黑料社区members are reminded that on Dec. 1, 2016, the Department of Labor鈥檚 new overtime rule that doubles the minimum salary threshold that employees must earn to be exempt from overtime pay is scheduled to take effect.
10-31-2016 黑料社区joined more than 400 organizations representing a broad spectrum of the national economy and employing millions of employees in expressing strong support for S. 3464, the Overtime Reform and Review Act, which would provide employers significant relief from the negative impacts of the Department of Labor鈥檚 (DOL) final overtime rule.
10-18-2016 In a move that some consider to be a “political vote” rather than a substantive one, the U.S. House of Representatives on September 28 passed legislation that would delay for six months a new Department of Labor Rule revising the standards overtime pay eligibility. The rule is scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016. Under this legislation, it would not take effect until June 1, 2016. The bill is highly unlikely to become law, and represents a political vote to enable House members to campaign on the issue during the home stretch of election season.
09-29-2016 黑料社区and its allies in the labor community have begun advocating for legislation that, rather than repealing the DOL’s new overtime rule would phase in the new salary threshold incrementally. 黑料社区will continue urging policymakers to repeal the new law, but the chances of President Obama signing such legislation are slim. The lobbying efforts in favor of such legislation, however, helped prompt Democrats to introduce the modified bill.
08-08-2016 The House Appropriations Committee on July 14 approved the fiscal year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services funding bill with provisions that would prohibit the Labor Department from enforcing several labor initiatives opposed by the travel plaza and truckstop industry.
07-15-2016 The House Appropriations Subcommittee for Labor, Health and Human Services approved a fiscal year 2017 spending bill with provisions which would block several labor initiatives that stand to hurt the travel plaza and truckstop industry.
07-11-2016 Small businesses may soon be forced to lay off employees, reduce benefits and lower wages to cover the costs of implementing the Department of Labor鈥檚 (DOL鈥檚) new overtime rule, small business owners testified before the House Committee on Small Business.
06-26-2016 As part of a broader Republican policy agenda before the November elections, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) unveiled a regulatory reform agenda that outlines a number of policy proposals aimed at reining in federal regulations and giving Congress more power over regulators and authority to approve or reject major rules.
06-20-2016 The Department of Labor鈥檚 (DOL) final Overtime Rule will make it harder for small businesses to grow and create jobs as well as harm the employees it is designed to help, a panel of experts testified before the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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