💼Labor Dept Moves to Roll Back Overtime Rule
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Labor Department's proposed regulation on March 4, 2025, lowers salary threshold for overtime pay by 25%, affecting 3 million employees' eligibility. Business lobby applauds cost savings while unions vow immediate lawsuits against the worker protection rollback.
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Why This Matters
Your Worker Pay:
3 million employees could lose overtime eligibility affecting paychecks and work-life balance.
Your Business Costs:
Employers celebrate reduced labor costs while workers face longer hours without extra pay.
Your Legal Rights:
Unions vow immediate lawsuits to protect overtime protections won over decades.
Your Economic Justice:
Rollback tests whether federal government protects workers or prioritizes business profits.
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Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, overtime pay kicks in after how many hours worked in a week?
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Opponents argue the rollback violates which APA standard?
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DOL’s economic analysis claims the rollback will save employers roughly how much annually?
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Which advocacy group launched the #OvertimeIsEssential campaign against the rollback?
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Public comments on the rollback are open for how many days?
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In 2017, which federal court enjoined a similar Obama-era overtime expansion?
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Researchers at UC Berkeley estimate the rollback will cut aggregate worker pay by how much in 2026?
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Which DOL sub-agency issues overtime regulations?
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Which article of the Constitution gives Congress power to regulate interstate commerce, underpinning FLSA?
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The proposal eliminates automatic inflation updates every three years.
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Small-business associations largely support the rollback.
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If DOL finalizes the rollback, Congress could overturn it through the Congressional Review Act.
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