Expressing the sense of Congress that the overtime rule published in the Federal Register by the Secretary of Labor on May 23, 2016, would provide millions of workers with greater economic security and was a legally valid exercise of the authority of the Secretary under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

H. Con. Res. 68 · 115th Congress · Jun 29, 2017 · Lineage

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

That it is the sense of Congress that the final rule issued on May 23, 2016, by the Secretary of Labor entitled “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees” (81 Fed. Reg. 32391)—

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would provide more than 13,000,000 workers with greater economic security;

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was created through the legally valid exercise of the congressionally delegated authority of the Secretary of Labor under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; and

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should be defended and enforced with due haste.

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Jun 29, 2017viewing Introduced in House Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Takano, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Lee, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Courtney, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Levin, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Polis, Mr. Heck, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Gutiérrez, and Ms. Adams) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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