Obama overtime rule News

Trump Labor Department Moves to Undo Obama Overtime Rule

The Trump administration on Tuesday pushed forward with its bid to undo an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to 4.2 million workers and said it was considering treating workers differently based on location and industry. The rule, …

AFL-CIO Chief Vows to Sue If Trump Weakens Overtime Rule

The AFL-CIO will sue if the Department of Labor tries to water down a boost in overtime eligibility put in place by the Obama administration, the chief of the labor federation said in an interview. “Anything that dilutes it is …

House Labor Panel Chair Foxx Ready to Take on Unions, Democrats

The incoming chair of the congressional panel that oversees labor issues on Monday questioned the need for unions and said she wants to repeal various Obama administration labor policies. Organized labor has “sort of lost its reason for being” because …