Many HR professionals and legal experts were surprised Tuesday by a preliminary injunction that halts the Dec. 1, 2016, implementation deadline of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rule.
Texas Judge Amos Mazzant issued an emergency injunction just 10 days before employers were required to come into compliance with the new overtime rule that would have doubled the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) salary threshold for exemption from overtime pay.
The Department of Labor expressed disappoint with the ruling, releasing a statement saying, “We strongly disagree with the decision by the court, which has the effect of delaying a fair day’s pay for a long day’s work for millions of hardworking Americans.
