For Immediate Release:

September 29, 2016

The Center for Worker Freedom (CWF) is proud to announce its support of H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act, sponsored by Congressman Tim Walberg.

The Department of Labor just recently issued a new rule that more than doubles the overtime salary threshold from $23,660 to $47,476. The deadline for compliance is currently December 1.

The Center for Worker Freedom and Americans for Tax Reform have joined in signing a letter of support for H.R. 6094, which adds an additional six months for businesses to comply with this drastic new rule. The letter notes how unrealistic the current timeline is:

It’s bad enough that the Department of Labor continues to put increasing burdens on businesses struggling to make their payroll as is; at the very least they could give employers sufficient time to fully understand and comply with new regulations.

Signers include Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform and Matt Patterson, Executive Director of the Center for Worker Freedom.

Both the Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Rep. John Kline, and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Rep. Tim Walberg, have advocated for this extension. In a committee press release, Rep. Walberg said:

“The department needs to abandon this flawed rule and pursue the balanced approach we’ve been fighting for from the start. Instead, they are forcing those who have to deal with the real-world consequences to make significant changes before an arbitrary December deadline. While the department continues to ignore widespread concerns, the House has taken an important bipartisan step to provide hardworking Americans more time to implement this expansive rule.”

Chairman Kline agreed:

“The department has advanced an extreme regulation that will stifle workplace flexibility, make college less affordable, and jeopardize services for individuals in need. And to make matters worse, the department spent more than two years finalizing this rule and gave the American people just six months to make the tough choices necessary to implement it. Providing small businesses, colleges and universities, and charitable organizations more time to mitigate these harmful consequences is the least we can do.”

To read the full letter, click here.