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A number of you have reached out with questions regarding the practical implications of the recent preliminary injunction blocking the Dept. of Labor’s overtime rule.  Below is more information on the most frequent questions we’re receiving:

What is the immediate effect of the court’s injunction?

• Any employer who has not yet put into effect their plans to comply with the new regulation does not have to—the reason for those plans has been blocked.
• If employers have put compliance plans into place, they will have to decide what they want to do, but the only obligation is to comply with the previous salary threshold of $23,660/year, $455/week. 
• Going forward, employers will not have to comply with the DOL’s regulation unless something changes, and they hear differently. 

Please contact Margaret Perreault, President & CEO of the Batavia Chamber of Commerce, if you would like additional resources on this topic. She can be reached at (630) 879-7134 or margaret@bataviachamber.org.