The rule would have made it necessary for employers to pay salaried staff making lower than $59,000 a 12 months time beyond regulation pay.
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal choose on Friday quickly blocked a Biden administration time beyond regulation pay rule from taking impact in Texas.
The rule, which was set to enter impact on Monday, would have made it necessary for employers to pay salaried staff making lower than $59,000 a 12 months time beyond regulation pay. It will additionally enhance that threshold each three years. The present threshold is $35,000 a 12 months.
U.S. district choose Sean Jordan, an appointee of Republican former President Donald Trump, says the rule violates state rights below the structure.
Underneath federal regulation, staff with “government, administrative {and professional}” (EAP) duties are exempt from getting time beyond regulation pay. Wage is one issue the Labor Division makes use of to find out when that applies.
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However Texas argued the rule needs to be struck down as a result of it determines time beyond regulation exemptions based mostly on pay as a substitute of staff’ duties. In the meantime, the Labor Division argued staff with decrease salaries typically carry out the identical duties as their hourly colleagues however with out time beyond regulation for extra hours.
In his ruling, Jordan mentioned any rule implementing the EAP exemption should give attention to staff’ duties.
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The time beyond regulation rule is now blocked for Texas state staff pending the result of a authorized problem by Texas Lawyer Basic Ken Paxton, who has known as the rule “regulatory overreach.”
The U.S. Division of Labor is predicted to problem the ruling.
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