Overtime Expansion Challenges Multiply in Texas Federal Courts

June 4, 2024, 3:10 PM UTC

The US Labor Department’s new overtime rule is facing three legal challenges in Texas district courts, as businesses, the state of Texas, and industry lobbying groups try to vacate the rule ahead of its implementation next month.

Two separate lawsuits filed Monday by software company Flint Avenue and the state of Texas contend that the rule is arbitrary and capricious, and that the DOL lacked the authority to issue the change.

They follow another complaint filed last month in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas by more than a dozen businesses and industry groups seeking to ...

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