Public and Private Sectors Unite in Support of Legislation to Halt Proposed Department of Labor Rule on Overtime

DOL's final rule increases the overtime salary threshold by 100%. That is a devastating amount for small businesses, nonprofits, municipalities, and higher education institutions. The introduction of legislation halting the U.S. Department of Labor’s anticipated overtime rule reflects mounting and widespread concerns of public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector employers about the unintentional damage to workers and the U.S. economy such a rule would inflict.