DOL's Final Rule Increasing Minimum Salary for FLSA Exemption Enjoined Nationwide: E.D. Texas | Practical Law
In State of Nevada v. United States Department of Labor, a judge in the US District court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction enjoining the US Department of Labor's (DOL) Final Rule updating the overtime exemption regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Final Rule was published in May 2016 and was to take effect on December 1, 2016. The injunction temporarily stays implementation and enforcement of the Final Rule on a nationwide basis.