overtime rules

Nov 28, 2016

US businesses cheer court’s decision to block overtime rule

Businesses around the country cheered last week's court decision blocking the Obama administration's sweeping new overtime rules, but many had already raised salaries or ordered managers to stick to a strict 40-hour workweek to avoid costs they expected to incur starting this week.

Nov 23, 2016

Court blocks federal plan to extend overtime pay to many

In a blow to the Obama administration's labor-law plans, a federal court has blocked the start of a rule that would have made an estimated 4 million more American workers eligible for overtime pay heading into the holiday season.

Sep 29, 2016

House OKs bill to delay higher overtime limits

Construction-industry groups are praising the U.S. House of Representatives’ approval Wednesday of a bill that would delay the effective date of new federal overtime standards by six months.