Business groups, State Attorneys General applaud decision permanently invalidating overtime rule that more than doubled current salary threshold. On August 31, Federal District Judge Amos Mazzant ruled in favor of more than fifty-five Texas and national business groups that had sued last year to block the implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime rule […]
Judge Grants Injunction Delaying U.S. Department of Labor Overtime Rule
Federal Judge grants request for preliminary injunction that delays the December 1 expansion of overtime eligibility. Rule presumed dead in its current form given change in Administration in January. On November 22, Federal Judge Amos L. Mazzant granted the request of plaintiffs for a preliminary injunction delaying the implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor’s […]
Nevada Attorney General Seeks Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging DOL Overtime Rule
Motion seeks to delay December 1st implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial expansion of overtime eligibility. On Tuesday, Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt filed a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction and Request for Expedited Consideration on behalf of a coalition of 21 states in Nevada’s federal lawsuit challenging the United States Department […]
Lawsuits Filed Challenging DOL Overtime Rule
Attorneys General in 21 states file lawsuit seeking to overturn the Obama Administration’s expansion of overtime eligibility. Private groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, NADA and NFIB, file separate lawsuit. A coalition of Attorneys General in 21 states are filing a federal lawsuit challenging the United States Department of Labor’s new overtime rule. If […]
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Auto Dealers in Overtime Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday sided with automobile dealers in a case involving overtime pay eligibility for service advisors. In its ruling on Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro et. al., the Supreme Court sent the case back to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to review its previous ruling that dealership […]
U.S. House Committee Holds Hearing on DOL Overtime Rule
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that last Thursday, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing titled, “The Administration’s Overtime Rule and Its Consequences for Workers, Students, Nonprofits and Small Businesses.” The hearing addressed the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rule that was announced in May that doubled […]
ASA to Host Webinar on U.S. DOL Overtime Rule Impact on Automotive Service and Collision Repair Facilities
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) will hold a webinar on June 15 on the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Overtime Rule. The rule updates the regulations governing which executive, administrative and professional employees are entitled to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime pay protections. Webinar presenters include: Brian Farrington – Farrington is […]
Department of Labor Finalizes Overtime Rule
Final rule raises minimum salary level threshold to $47,476. Provides mechanism for updating salary level every three years. Yesterday, President Obama and U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Perez announced the publication of the Department of Labor’s final rule updating the overtime regulations, which will extend overtime pay protections to over 4 million workers within the […]