How New Overtime Rules Are Destroying Small Businesses

Are the feds out to crush small businesses? That’s what it looks like, as the Department of Labor pushes for stricter overtime rules that could spell disaster for family-run operations across America. Luke Wake, an attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation, joined me to talk about the real impact these bureaucratic power plays are having on people like Robert Mayfield, a second-generation Dairy Queen owner who’s fighting back against federal overreach.

Mayfield’s story starts in the heart of Texas, where his father, a cowboy-turned-businessman, opened up the family’s first Dairy Queen back in the ‘40s. Fast forward to today, and Mayfield’s legacy as the “King of Queens” in Austin is under threat, thanks to the Department of Labor’s mandate that forces him to either pay his managers overtime or meet a new, government-imposed salary minimum. Mayfield’s take? The feds are trampling on his right to offer compensation packages that make sense for his business.

According to Luke Wake and the team at Pacific Legal Foundation, this isn’t just about one small business. This is about federal agencies ignoring the boundaries set by Congress. By raising the salary bar without congressional approval, Wake argues that the Labor Department is violating the non-delegation doctrine, a principle meant to prevent government agencies from making up rules as they go.

Want to hear more about this battle between the little guy and the big government? Tune in to my interview with Luke Wake and get the full story on what these overtime rules could mean for small businesses across America.

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