DOL Overtime Rule Under White House Review, Nears Release (1)

A US Labor Department rule to expand overtime protections to millions more workers is under review at the White House budget office, the last step before the details of the highly anticipated rulemaking are released to the public.

The Office of Management and Budget received the final rule on March 1, according to the OMB’s website.

While the details won’t be available until OMB approves the final rule, the proposed version sought to ensure workers making at or below about $55,000 annually are automatically owed overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours a week, a bump up ...