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Senate Actions Create Uncertainty on New Overtime Rules
05/06/2004

On May 4, 2004, the United States Senate approved two amendments to an export tax bill that, if they become law, would limit the Department of Labor’s new exempt status regulations. Neither amendment would block the rules in their entirety. Furthermore, it remains unclear whether these amendments will become law because they may not even be considered or adopted by the House of Representatives, or they may be vetoed by the President.