A federal judge in Texas, appointed by former President Donald Trump, has temporarily blocked a Biden administration rule that would have extended mandatory overtime pay to 4 million salaried U.S. workers, citing concerns that the rule improperly focused on workers' wages rather than their job duties. The rule, set to increase the minimum salary level requirements for exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act, faced legal challenges from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who criticized it as 'regulatory overreach'. The Texas district court's ruling puts a hold on the overtime rule's implementation for state workers in Texas, with the U.S. Department of Labor expected to contest the decision.