drvoke Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Obama put in place a good and necessary law that discourages abuse of employees. Certain states are just upset that they had absolutely no say in the matter. Republicans did nothing but play obstruction games with President Obama, so he had to kick them to the curb. It's that simple. Maybe they learned a little lesson. Remember your place, cons. Sit down, shut up, and do as you're told. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/21-states-sue-over-obama-administrations-overtime-pay-law_us_57e17e73e4b0071a6e09e3d4?section=& Officials from 21 U.S. states on Tuesday filed a lawsuit claiming an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million workers will place a heavy burden on state budgets. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Sherman, Texas says under the rule, set to take effect Dec. 1, many state employees would become eligible for overtime pay even though they perform management duties that should make them exempt. “Once again, President Obama is trying to unilaterally rewrite the law,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement. “And this time, it may lead to disastrous consequences for our economy.” The rule would require employers to pay overtime to any salaried worker earning less than $47,500 a year, double the current threshold of $23,660. Business groups say the rule will force employers to demote salaried workers to hourly positions and create more part-time jobs. Plaintiffs in Tuesday’s lawsuit include the states of Texas, Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia and Ohio, among others. The U.S. Department of Labor, which released the rule in May, did not immediately have comment. Last week, in response to reports that a lawsuit challenging the rule was imminent, Labor Department official David Weil said in a statement “we are confident in the legality of all aspects of our rule.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatteryPowered Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Looks like Obama-lama-ding-dong is in for another bitch-slapping by the courts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of the county Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Some legacy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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