Texas Business Owner Who Set His Own Overtime Rules Loses Suit Against Labor Department

A federal appeals court has upheld the U.S. Department of Labor’s rule mandating automatic overtime pay for workers earning less than a certain amount. The department in 2019 said that workers who make under $684 a week, or $35,568 a year, must be paid overtime for hours beyond 40 a week. The rule raised the figure 50 percent, from $455 a week. The rule was issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Certain employees such as managers, or executive, administrative, professional, and outside sales employees do not need to be paid overtime, provided they make more than the salary level set by the labor department....