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title: "NBC: Obama’s Plan To Extend Overtime Pay Is Blocked By Federal Court"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/72837804-f4a8-41f7-ac76-94788e50f167
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nbc-obamas-plan-to-extend-overtime-pay-is-blocked-by-federal-court-7974
category: "Regulation"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2016-11-23T14:09:17.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T13:27:29.259Z
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# NBC: Obama’s Plan To Extend Overtime Pay Is Blocked By Federal Court

**TL;DR:** A federal court blocked the Department of Labor's overtime pay rule, affecting 4 million workers, on November 22, 2016. The new law would have made around 4 million more Americans eligible for overtime pay.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-11-23. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nbc-obamas-plan-to-extend-overtime-pay-is-blocked-by-federal-court-7974).*

## Story

Overtime changes that were set to take effect on December 1st have now been blocked by the federal court, reports NBC. The new law would have made around 4 million more Americans (workers who make less than $47,500 a year) eligible for overtime pay.

The nationwide preliminary injunction was granted by the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas, arguing that the Department of Labor’s rule overreached the authority the agency entrusted by Congress.

"Businesses and state and local governments across the country can breathe a sigh of relief now that this rule has been halted," Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt told NBC. Laxalt led the coalition of 21 states and governors fighting the rule, criticizing was he has characterized as Obama administration overreach. "Today's preliminary injunction reinforces the importance of the rule of law and constitutional government."

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- regulation (topic)
- Department of Labor (regulator)
- Obama Administration (regulator)
- overtime pay (topic)
- department of labor (topic)
- U.S. District Court (regulator)
- federal court (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nbc-obamas-plan-to-extend-overtime-pay-is-blocked-by-federal-court-7974). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/72837804-f4a8-41f7-ac76-94788e50f167).