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R and compliance teams worried about a regulatory change increasing overtime eligibility for white-collar workers can stop fretting—for n
ow.What happened? On Friday, a federal judge in Texas blocked a change to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that would have increased the annual salary threshold for white-collar workers qualifying for overtime to $58,656. The judge, who was appointed to his role by President-elect Donald Trump during his first term, ruled that the Department of Labor overstepped its authority by determining the salary threshold based on pay instead of job duties. The decision keeps the salary threshold at $35,568, which was