Executive Summary: Today, a federal District Court in Texas issued a decision declaring the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) new overtime rules invalid and, therefore, permanently enjoining the implementation of these rules nationwide. This decision comes on the heels of a preliminary injunction issued by the same court in November 2016, halting the implementation of the new overtime rules, which were to have taken effect on December 1, 2016. Although the DOL had appealed the issuance of the preliminary injunction, this new development likely moots the pending appeal and will require President Trump and the DOL to reexamine their options going forward.
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