Overtime ruling halts Idaho switch

Nearly 2,000 Idaho state employees were in the process of being converted from salaried to hourly wages ahead of a new federal rule on overtime pay set to take effect Dec. 1.

That all changed Tuesday with the news that a federal judge in Texas granted an injunction against the changes, said Susan E. Buxton, administrator for the state’s human resources department.

The state has suspended its switch until the courts decide the rule’s fate, she said/ Zach Kyle , Idaho Statesman. More here.