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yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
Tue Nov 22, 2016, 09:09 PM Nov 2016

"Grinch Gone Wild!" - now Dec 1 overtime rule on hold?

US court blocks overtime expansion pay rule for 4 million

A federal court on Tuesday blocked implementation of a rule imposed by President Barack Obama's administration that would have made an estimated 4 million more higher-earning workers across the country eligible for overtime pay starting Dec. 1.

The Department of Labor had no immediate comment on the order on Tuesday.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez said after the original lawsuit was filed in September that he was confident in the legality of the rule, calling the lawsuit a partisan and obstructionist tactic. He noted that overtime protections have receded over the years. They applied to 62 percent of U.S. full-time salaried workers in 1975 and just 7 percent today.

"The overtime rule is designed to restore the intent of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the crown jewel of worker protections in the United States," Perez said in September. "I look forward to vigorously defending our efforts to give more hardworking people a meaningful chance to get by."

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"Grinch Gone Wild!" - now Dec 1 overtime rule on hold? (Original Post) yallerdawg Nov 2016 OP
A bit of Judge shopping me thinks. Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #1
Found one that president obama appointed yeoman6987 Nov 2016 #2
Did the same. Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author BainsBane Nov 2016 #3
 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
2. Found one that president obama appointed
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 12:15 AM
Nov 2016

I am stunned by this. I thought for sure it was going to be a W judge but it was one of ours.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
4. Did the same.
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 01:02 AM
Nov 2016

This is what happens when you kiss the back side of McConnell,to get a piece of Legislation passed.

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