Posted on 11/22/2016 4:15:09 PM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million workers from taking effect, imperiling one of the outgoing president's signature achievements for boosting wages.
U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant in Sherman, Texas, agreed with 21 states and a coalition of business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, that the rule is unlawful and granted their motion for a nationwide injunction. It was to take effect Dec. 1.
The rule would have doubled to $47,500 the maximum salary a worker can earn and still be eligible for mandatory overtime pay.
The states and business groups claimed in lawsuits filed in September that were later consolidated that the drastic increase in the salary threshold was arbitrary.
Mazzant, who was appointed by President Obama, held that the rule runs counter to the federal law that governs who is eligible for overtime. The law does not allow the Labor Department to determine eligibility based only on salary levels, Mazzant said.
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Obama’s over reach blocked — by an Obama judge!
This is truly ironic.
An 0bama appointed federal judge grants an injunction against an unlawful rule imposed by the 0bama lawless Dept of Labor.
Hey 0bama, add this to your legacy!
Haha!
“Hey 0bama, add this to your legacy!.”
Obama’s legacy is going to be....
I cannot think of anything.
Anyone else noticing a pattern of folks in government losing all fear of Obama & acting as if he’s no longer in power.
He’s ALMOST just a bad memory now.
Just to be clear, there should be NO Federal Minimum Pay Requirements.
States Rights and all that Jazz.
Under President Obama,Democrats have lost 900+ state legislature seats,
12 governors,
69 House seats,
13 Senate seats.
That's some legacy.
Thank God!
This was going to kill the part time and small jobs that occasionally use more than 40 hours but often need less and allow the accrual of comp time.
Perfect for a parent of a young family.
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