Employers preparing to comply with the US Labor Department’s new expansion of overtime protections are fearing another round of legal whiplash if the rule—which is almost certain to be challenged in court—is blocked or paused.
The last time the DOL sought such a large increase to overtime eligibility in 2016, federal courts blocked the rule eight days before it was set to go into effect, and after many businesses had already implemented pay and staffing changes to be in compliance with the new policy.
That same concern is lingering over the DOL’s latest rule to raise the threshold ...
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