Labor Update: New Overtime Legislative Strategy; Joint Employer Update with Subway Restaurants
NATSO and its allies in the labor community have begun advocating for legislation that, rather than repealing the DOL’s new overtime rule would phase in the new salary threshold incrementally. NATSO will continue urging policymakers to repeal the new law, but the chances of President Obama signing such legislation are slim. The lobbying efforts in favor of such legislation, however, helped prompt Democrats to introduce the modified bill.
08-08-2016