Just days before it was scheduled to take effect, a Texas federal court issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) revised overtime exemption rule from taking effect as scheduled on July 1, 2024, but only as to the State of Texas as an employer. As for all other employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, the rule is taking effect as scheduled today, on July 1, 2024. The DOL’s rule seeks to significantly raise the salary level required for overtime-exempt workers and institute an automatic increase every three years.Continue Reading DOL Overtime Rule Enjoined from Taking Effect on July 1 – But Only as to the State of Texas Government