An estimated 1.3 million employees could become eligible for overtime pay under the rule.
The proposal would make more than 1 million workers eligible for benefits.
While companies are cheering a judge's decision to quash the new DoL overtime regulations, thorny issues are in play, including the prospect of an appeal.
The Labor Department exceeded its authority in raising the minimum salary level for overtime eligibility, a Texas judge rules.
Employers have some decisions to make to comply with the new DoL regulation that raises the salary threshold for overtime pay.
The Obama administration says its new overtime rule will strengthen the middle class but a business group calls it a "career killer."
President Obama plans to more than double the pay threshold under which workers are entitled to overtime pay.
