[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12669]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S OVERTIME RULE

  (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, recently, President Obama's activist 
Department of Labor released its final rulemaking to revise overtime 
regulations. This rule doubles the overtime salary threshold to just 
over $47,000 virtually overnight when it goes into effect on December 
1.
  Many Americans will soon realize they have fewer job prospects, less 
flexibility in the workplace, and less opportunity to move up the 
economic ladder. Those who least can afford it will be hit the 
hardest--small businesses, nonprofits, and educational institutions.
  Augusta University, the second largest employer in my district, is 
just one example of the many organizations that is affected by this 
ill-advised rule. The school just announced it will have to switch 
about 800 employees from salary to hourly wages to comply with this new 
mandate resulting in a partial paycheck for them during this 
transition.
  A university administrator stated that keeping the employees salaried 
is not an option and, while tearing up, said this move will be tough 
for the employees and their families. Even one employee went so far as 
to say: It is going to kill us.
  We need to get the government out of the way to let Americans do what 
they do best--innovate, flourish, and create jobs for generations to 
come.

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