Business Groups Want Fast Hearing On DOL Changes: Hope They Get It!

I blogged about this a short time ago. More than fifty (50) business groups requested that a US District Court Judge render a fast decision in the case involving the constitutionality of the USDOL's new overtime regulations, i.e. the doubling of the salary threshold.  The case is entitled Plano Chamber of Commerce et al. v. Perez and was filed in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas.

The theory is that the DOL exceeded its powers.  Also, they argue that the cost of compliance will be massive, forcing many small business owners to cut jobs or close.  The groups also want the date pushed back beyond December 1, 2016 so plaintiffs want oral arguments to be held as soon as possible and the rule vacated.  The plaintiffs argued that "this conclusion is compelled by the plain text of the statute and is further confirmed by over 70 years of administrative practice and judicial decisions left untouched by Congress."