WASHINGTON—The Trump administration on Monday appealed a federal judge’s ruling that struck down an Obama-era overtime-pay rule, a move designed to preserve the Labor Department’s authority to reshape the rule. By filing the appeal, the department seeks to maintain Secretary Alexander Acosta’s ability to establish overtime regulations, a Labor Department official said Friday. The appeal shouldn’t be viewed as the Trump administration endorsing the threshold set in regulations issued last year, according to the official.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 30, 2017 17:15 UTC