Trump Labor Department appeals ruling that blocked Biden overtime pay rule
The Trump administration on Friday moved to revive a Biden-era U.S. Department of Labor regulation that would have extended mandatory overtime pay to 4 million salaried workers but has been struck down by two judges.
The Labor Department filed a notice of appeal in Lubbock, Texas, federal court of U.S. District Judge Sam Cummings’ December ruling that said the rule improperly based eligibility for overtime pay on workers’ salaries rather than their job duties. The case was brought by Flint Avenue, a small marketing firm…
Sheng Li of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, which represents Flint Avenue, said the group expected the appeal after the Labor Department appealed an earlier loss in a lawsuit by Texas last year…
February 28, 2025
Originally Published in Reuters