In a sharp rebuke of a new administration policy, the House moved Thursday to block the Labor Department from carrying out overtime rules that critics argued could deprive millions of workers of their overtime pay.
...It was unclear how much impact the House vote would have on the Labor Department rules, the biggest overhaul of overtime regulations in more than half a century. The Senate has yet to take up the health and education bill and the provision could still be stripped out of the final bill when the two chambers, both controlled by Republicans, meet to settle on a final version.
The bill may not reach the president’s desk for a possible veto before the election.
Democrats and pro-labor Republicans have fought for more than a year to stop the Labor Department from going ahead with the proposed rules, which the administration said were needed to adjust to changing working conditions and clear up confusion that has led to lawsuits against employers.
...It was unclear how much impact the House vote would have on the Labor Department rules, the biggest overhaul of overtime regulations in more than half a century. The Senate has yet to take up the health and education bill and the provision could still be stripped out of the final bill when the two chambers, both controlled by Republicans, meet to settle on a final version.
The bill may not reach the president’s desk for a possible veto before the election.
Democrats and pro-labor Republicans have fought for more than a year to stop the Labor Department from going ahead with the proposed rules, which the administration said were needed to adjust to changing working conditions and clear up confusion that has led to lawsuits against employers.
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