U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OVERTIME RULES
As mentioned in
Federal Legislative Report 114-10,
the U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule changing overtime
regulations in May. There is significant opposition to this change, but
there was concern that an attempt to pass legislation to overturn the
rule before the effective date of Dec. 1, 2016, would fail because not
enough legislators would feel comfortable voting “against” workers so
close to the election. To provide some relief,
H.R. 5813, the
Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act,
has been introduced which would phase the new salary threshold in over
three years. The bill would also eliminate a provision in the final
overtime rule that allows for automatic updates to the salary threshold
every three years. The phase-in limits this onerous regulation until
legislation overturning it can pass. The goal is for this language to be
included in an appropriations measure or a legislative vehicle that
would pass before the end of this Congress.
Please contact your members of Congress and our Illinois Senators to express your support for this language.
Click here to read the complete Federal Legislative Report 114-11, including updates on ESSA, the Career and Technical Education Act, School Nutrition Reauthorization, and more.
