“I strongly disagree with Judge Mazzant’s decision to delay the implementation of this important rule to bring fair pay to everyday white-collar workers,” Congresswoman Johnson said. “The Overtime Rule represents the culmination of an intensive rule-making process that was conducted in order to harmonize our labor laws with the 21st Century by including more workers under the protection of the Fair Labor Standards Act. More than 40 years ago, 62 percent of full-time salaried workers were covered under the FLSA. Today, that number is closer to just 7 percent of full-time salaried workers. This is unacceptable.” - Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
Judge Mazzant’s ruling is the fourth time in the past 21 months that a federal judge in Texas has issued an injunction against one of President Barack Obama’s executive orders. The U.S. Department of Labor will need to appeal the decision with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals if it seeks to overturn the decision.
In September, Congresswoman Johnson voted against the deceptively-named H.R. 6094 – the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act, which would have delayed implementation of the Overtime Rule for six months.
