U.S. House Moves to Delay Overtime Pay Rule

The U.S. House of Representatives last week approved a measure to delay by six months the Obama administration's rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million workers, despite a White House promise to veto the bill. The House passed the legislation on a partisan vote of 246-177, with five Democrats joining 241 Republicans in favor of moving the rule's effective date from Dec. 1 to June 1. The legislation, however, faces likely opposition by Senate Democrats who could block it from advancing in that chamber.