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| https://www.corker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-list?ContentRecord_id=CBA2B719-14EC-40C1-81B0-30A69B1AD349 | Corker Statement on Court Blocking Obama Administration Overtime Rule | 2016-11-23 | 2016 | 2016-11 | Republican | House | TN | Bob Corker | C001071 | www.corker.senate.gov | legacy | CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) today released the following statement after a U.S. district court judge granted a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Obama administration’s overtime rule. “This decision is a huge victory for small businesses and the many Tennesseans who would have experienced reduced hours or layoffs under this rule,” said Corker. “The Obama administration’s unilateral actions made sweeping labor regulation changes without congressional input, and I am pleased a federal judge agreed that the Department of Labor overreached its authority.” In May 2016, Corker co-sponsored the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act, which would nullify the Department of Labor’s changes to federal overtime rules and require a full and complete economic analysis before promulgating a substantially similar rule. In June 2016, Corker co-sponsored a joint resolution disapproving of the Obama administration’s overtime rule. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |