Employers no longer have to worry about how to pay some salaried employees overtime, which may not be well-received by some employees. A federal court decision has blocked a rule that was set to take effect Dec. 1 and require overtime pay for workers earning less than $47,476. “All those employers can breathe a sigh of relief,” said Madeline Wirt, a partner at the Whelchel, Dunlap, Jarrard & Walker law firm in Gainesville.