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Judge blocks Obama rule extending overtime pay to 4.2 mil US workers

Reuters Published on Wed, Nov 23, 2016 / 7:57 AM GMT+8

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(Nov 23): A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million workers from taking effect, imperiling one of the outgoing president's signature achievements for boosting wages.

US District Judge Amos Mazzant in Sherman, Texas, agreed with 21 states and a coalition of business groups, including the USChamber of Commerce, that the rule is unlawful and granted their motion for a nationwide injunction. It was to take effect Dec. 1.

The rule would have doubled to US$47,500 ($67,600) the maximum salary a worker can earn and still be eligible for mandatory overtime pay.