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he Trump administration is reconsidering a Biden-era rule that would’ve extended overtime pay to millions of worke
rs.In an April 24 filing, the Department of Labor (DOL) asked the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to temporarily suspend its appeals in two cases challenging the rule, which was finalized in April 20
24.The DOL said it was moving to hold off on these appeals pending the agency’s reconsideration of the rule challenged in these
cases.What the overtime rule would’ve done. The Biden-era rule raised the salary threshold for white-collar (i.e. executive, administrative, and professional) employees to qualify for overtime from $35,568 to $58,656.