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On 21 November 2016, several news outlets reported on a hypothetical threat posed to an expansion of overtime pay put into place by President Barack Obama. The stories discussed a new law (which would grant time-and-a-half to workers who earn less than $47,476) and how it could be dismantled by Republicans with the election of Donald Trump: It turns out that Trump and his fellow Republicans may not have the opportunity to kill the regulation, because a federal judge put a nationwide injunction on it on 22 November 2016, saying the Obama administration overshot their authority by doubling the salary cap (currently $23,660): According to the 22 November 2016 ruling, 20 states and a number of business entities challenged the Final Rule, which was published on 23 May 2016 and would go into effect on 1 December 2016. It reads: If the plaintiffs in the case succeed, there will be no opportunity for Trump and the Republican party to strike Obama's overtime regulation. However, if it stands, they may take action against it. It is unclear to what extent they will succeed in eliminating the rule, should they choose to attempt to do so.
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