Trump Overtime Rule to Get Final White House Review Next Week

A high-priority Trump Labor Department overtime rule, which takes a more business-friendly approach than attempted in the Obama administration, will be sent to the White House for final review on Aug. 12, according to a senior DOL official.

The regulation is expected to make about 1 million workers newly eligible for time-and-a-half overtime pay when working more than 40 hours in a week. It would replace a 2016 rule that never took effect but would’ve given four times more workers new access to overtime wages. The new rule would lift the salary threshold below which workers automatically receive overtime wages ...