<ul><li>A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule that would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers.</li><li>The court also struck down the increase in overtime pay that already took effect on July 1, 2020.</li><li>The previous overtime pay threshold of $35,568, set in 2019, will now go back into effect.</li><li>The Labor Department may appeal the decision, but if the appeal is pending when the new administration takes over on January 20, it is unlikely to continue.</li></ul>

a federal judge has blocked the new overtime rule

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