A Texas federal judge blocked a U.S. Department of Labor rule that would have expanded overtime eligibility to low-salaried workers, stating it overstepped the DOL’s authority. A year prior to the judgment, the ADA wrote a letter in response to the DOL’s Federal Register notice, urging the agency to reconsider the proposal. “Dental practices cannot absorb heightened labor costs through price increases. Rates are often fixed by third-party payers,” reads the letter. “Even if they could, higher prices could be detrimental to the millions of Americans already struggling to pay for the dental care they need.”
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