Yesterday, a federal judge in Texas “temporarily” blocked President Barack Obama’s new overtime rules, which would have given millions of the hardest-working Americans a fairer deal for the long hours they put in. Preventing the new overtime rule from taking effect means the next President avoids the blame for taking millions of dollars in earnings away from American workers who need it most.
It’s a terrible swindle just in time to get buried by a long holiday weekend.
We’re running out of time to fix this before President Obama leaves office. This misguided ruling must be reversed now. Sign our petition: tell the Obama administration’s Labor Department to immediately appeal to a higher court and fight to the last day they’re in office.
The rules governing overtime pay for millions of salaried American workers haven’t been updated in 40 years. That’s the reason workers making as little as $24,000 a year can be exempted from overtime laws. The new rules would have put money into the pockets of over four million middle class working Americans starting December 1st.
Now it’s not going to happen, and we have to speak out. Salaried workers making between $25,000 and $50,000 per year are the heart of our economy–the next aspiring middle class, young families and professionals, made up of Americans of every ethnicity and background. If we can’t protect the American Dream for these hardworking Americans putting in 60, 70 or more hours per week thanklessly, what kind of country are we going to leave to the next generation?
Thank you for taking action on this critical issue.
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Why not do it the old fashioned way?
Propose and pass a law that raises the threshold and indexes it.
Rule making instead of legislating vests too much power in the executive, something the Dems may soon begin to appreciate.
Come on, Carnegie, you know the Republicans would never allow a law to pass that actually helped working stiffs vs. their employers. It's all very well for Trump to shamelessly use the hopes of white working class people to get elected…and GOP shills were happy to play along.
But now….overtime pay for middle class people? Fugeddaboutit! Tax breaks and trickle down, mofos! Voodoo for you,too!
Or let Obama do what he does, while he has the chance. I could see this as a negotiating ploy to finally get an up or down vote on Garland, though.
MJ
There is zero chance Garland is getting anywhere.
I am not even sure if Hilary won if he would have gotten a vote.
What about filling the vacancy with a recess appointment?
V
I think it is a waste of political capital.
As I understand it an appointment could only last 1 year.
-the political capital belongs to outgoing obama. Definitely, it is a year max. But we have a backlog of ones they ducked. I wouldn't name garland because I think he'd have to give up his current post. But why not put a moderate in for a year and set up some 5-4 precedents. Presumably Trump then fills with Genghis Khan.
My guess is that, to the extent they do anything, they will focus on the backlog of lower level judges. I don't see Obama flailing away as his ship goes down. Unlike his supporters, I see a level of acceptance.
Andrew has a point here. What is sauce for the Obama is sauce for the Donald.