AAHOA Action Alert: Lawsuit Filed Regarding Final 2024 Overtime Rule of the Department of Labor

AAHOA Members:

A lawsuit challenging the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final 2024 Overtime Rule was filed Wednesday, May 22. 

Why is this Important?

On April 23, 2024, the DOL published its final Overtime Rule, which would have increased the salary threshold for overtime pay eligibility from $35,568 to $43,888 on July 1, 2024, and then to $58,656 by Jan. 1, 2025. In addition, starting July 2027, the threshold would be automatically raised every three years. 

AAHOA’s Role  

AAHOA sent a letter opposing the proposed rule in November 2023 to the Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie A. Su, illustrating our concerns and the negative impact the rule would have on AAHOA Members. 

“AAHOA represents nearly 20,000 members owning more than sixty percent (60%) of all hotels in the United States,” said AAHOA President & CEO Laura Lee Blake. “This 2024 Overtime Rule will undoubtedly have a negative impact on all hoteliers and their operations. We commend the filing of the lawsuit to vacate and set aside the Rule, and enjoin the DOL from implementing it. The DOL was stopped from implementing a similar rule back in 2017. We trust the Court will stop them once again to protect employers across the country.”  

We will work to keep AAHOA Members informed as the situation evolves. 

Sincerely,

AAHOA Government Affairs Team