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SJRES 34 114th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of Labor Labor standards Wages and earnings

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees.

Introduced: June 7, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 7, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution declares that:

  • Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for executive, administrative, professionals, outside sales, and computer employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; and
  • such rule shall have no force or effect.
What's happening now June 7, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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