Twenty-one states yesterday requested that a federal judge block the Labor Department’s implementation of a new rule that raises the threshold for overtime payments, MorningConsult.com reported. The states filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in their case against the DOL in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The request is not limited to the states that filed the lawsuit. If granted, it would apply nationwide. The rule, which more than doubles the salary threshold for overtime exemption to over $47,000, “visits harm upon the public by raiding state budgets, causing layoffs, and disrupting governmental functions” in violation of federalism and separation of powers, according to the motion. The rule takes effect on Dec. 1.
