[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13236]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      UNSUSTAINABLE OVERTIME RULE

  (Mr. HARDY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HARDY. Mr. Speaker, we have heard from countless small 
businesses, colleges and universities, nonprofits, and the public 
sector that the recent Department of Labor's overtime rule change is 
not sustainable.
  In a few short months, employers will be forced to accept a 100 
percent increase in the salary threshold. This rule has the potential 
to result in the unintended consequences that impact an employee's 
hours being reduced, employees being switched to hourly status and thus 
a reduction in benefits, or worse.
  This change has the potential to devastate many businesses and their 
employers. With our country still slogging through a recovery, such a 
dramatic increase is misguided and ill-advised.
  Mr. Speaker, the House has held multiple hearings, we have authored 
various letters, and legislation has been drafted on the rule. It must 
not go into effect as planned this year.

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