LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin celebrated the nationwide vacation of the Biden-Harris administration's rule which regulated overtime pay for exempt employees.
In a statement released on Friday, AG Griffin called the rule from the Biden-Harris administration "illegal" and shared his gratitude for the ruling handed out by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
“I am grateful for today’s ruling that vacated yet another unlawful Biden-Harris administration pre-election giveaway and am proud to have led a 14-state amicus brief supporting the State of Texas in this lawsuit," AG Griffin said in a statement.
AG Griffin filed the 14-state amicus brief back in August and he was joined by attorney generals in the following states: Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and West Virginia.
The attorney general went on to claim that the rule would've "imposed billion in increased costs" which he believes would have then put pressure on state and local government by "hurting employers and ultimately killing jobs across the nation."
“The court correctly found that the United States Department of Labor unlawfully exceeded its authority under the Fair Labor Standards Act and that it should ‘nullify and revoke’ illegal actions by federal agencies," AG Griffin said. "This is yet another failed attempt by the Biden-Harris administration to rewrite laws passed by Congress."
The now-vacated law by the Biden-Harris administration targets federal law which exempts workers with “executive, administrative, and professional” duties from receiving overtime pay.
