Senate Republicans Push Back on Overtime Rule
Efforts to chip away at acting Secretary Julie Su’s agenda at the Department of Labor remain a priority for congressional Republicans.
July 10, 2024ATA Criticizes Legislative Proposal on Trucker Compensation
American Trucking Associations is leading opposition to legislation in Congress aiming at recasting how certain commercial drivers are compensated.
November 30, 2023Businesses Face New Overtime Rules in New Year
NEW YORK — The new year brings new overtime rules for employers including small businesses and in turn, a pay raise for an estimated 1.3 million workers.
December 23, 2019Judge Blocks Obama Rule Extending Overtime Pay to 4.2 Million US Workers
A federal judge on Nov. 22 blocked an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million workers from taking effect, imperiling one of the outgoing president's signature achievements for boosting wages.
November 23, 2016Federal Overtime Rule Faces Legal Battle
A U.S. Department of Labor rule that would add 4 million workers to the national pool of employees eligible for overtime bonus pay Dec. 1 is facing two legal challenges in a U.S. District Court in Sherman, Texas.
October 3, 2016NFI Settlement May Signal Rise in Federal Audits of Overtime Pay Practices
NFI Industries paid $1 million on Aug. 25 to settle a U.S. Department of Labor audit into whether employees were due overtime pay. Legal experts believe this is just the beginning of a large-scale crackdown ahead of changes in overtime rules in December.
September 5, 2016C.H. Robinson Settles Class-Action Lawsuit on Overtime Pay
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. settled a class-action lawsuit with former employees in a case involving overtime wages.
August 25, 2016US Court of Appeals Rejects Truckers' Claim for Overtime Pay
The U.S. Court of Appeals rejected a claim from 11 truck drivers who sought overtime pay for work performed over an 18-month period.
August 24, 2016Overtime Rule Could Affect Operations, ATA Says
The Obama administration’s new rule to guarantee that several million workers be eligible for overtime pay could affect dispatchers and operations personnel at trucking companies, industry officials said.
May 23, 2016