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WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted to delay the effective date of the Department of Labor’s controversial overtime rule for six months.

“All too often the executive branch enacts policies that sound wonderful but impose unintended consequences and burdens that make the lives of hardworking Americans more difficult,” said Foxx during remarks on the House floor. “This regulation will require companies to reclassify a significant portion of their workforce, eliminating flexibility in work times, bonus compensation and opportunities to advance. It will also impose significant compliance costs that will only serve to further bury job creators under red tape. While members of both political parties want to see all Americans earn more, we cannot ignore the financial consequences of this rule.”

House and Senate leaders introduced legislation earlier this year to require the department to pursue a more balanced and responsible approach to updating federal overtime rules. However, the administration instead issued an extreme rule that will stifle workplace flexibility, threaten upward mobility and burden small businesses. 

H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Nonprofits Act, delays implementation of the rule by six months, providing workers, small businesses, nonprofits and colleges and universities with more time to prepare for the dramatic changes that will result from the department’s final rule.

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U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx represents North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District and is the elected Republican Conference Secretary. Dr. Foxx is the chair of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and serves as Vice Chair of the House Rules Committee.