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A coalition of U.S. business groups has filed a lawsuit challenging a Biden administration rule that would expand mandatory overtime pay to 4 million workers, arguing that it would lead to job cuts and reduced work hours. The rule would require employers to pay overtime premiums to workers earning less than $1,128 per week, increasing from the current threshold of about $35,500 per year set by the Trump administration. The lawsuit claims the Labor Department lacked the authority to implement the rule, potentially impacting smaller employers and nonprofits with fixed budgets. The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan in Sherman, Texas, with the groups including the National Federation of Independent Business and the National Retail Federation among the plaintiffs.
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