On July 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor's spring 2024 regulatory agenda was published on www.reginfo.gov. The regulatory agenda is a listing of all the regulations the Department expects to have under active consideration for promulgation, proposal, or review during the coming 6- to 12-month period.
Regulations Open for Comment
The following regulations are currently open for comment at Regulations.gov:
- OSHA Emergency Response NPRM - The NPRM published on February 5, 2024 and a comment period extension notice published on June 11, 2024. The comment period ended on July 22, 2024. On July 23, 2024, published an informal hearing notice. The informal hearing will be held on November 12, 2024.
- Enhancing Coverage of Preventive Services under the Affordable Care Act - The Proposed Rule published on October 28, 2024. Comment period ends December 27, 2024.
- OSHA's Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings NPRM – The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on August 30, 2024. The comment period ends on December 30, 2024.
Final Regulations Published
The following final regulations published in the past three months can be found at federalregister.gov:
- Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act - The Final Rule published on September 23, 2024.
- DOL Acquisition Regulation: Department of Labor Acquisition Regulation System - The Final Rule published on August 16, 2024.
- Claims for Compensation under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act - The Final Rule published on July 16, 2024.
- Hazard Communication Standard - The Final Rule published on May 20, 2024.
- Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States – The Final Rule published on April 29, 2024.
- Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees – The Final Rule published on April 26, 2024.
- Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary – The Final Rule published on April 25, 2024.
- Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improving Respiratory Protection – The Final Rule published on April 18, 2024.
- Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption: Transactions Determined by Independent Qualified Professional Asset Managers – The Final Rule published on April 3, 2024.
- Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage – The final Rule published on April 3, 2024.
- Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process - The Final Rule published on April 1, 2024.
- DOL's Partnerships with Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations - The Final Rule published on March 4, 2024
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Effectiveness in Serving Employers Performance Indicator – The Joint Department of Labor and Department of Education Final Rule published on February 23, 2024.
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I Non-Core Programs Effectiveness in Serving Employers Performance Indicator – The Department of Labor-Only Final Rule published on February 23, 2024.
- Rules of Practice and Procedure Before the Benefits Review Board – The Final Rule published on February 8, 2024.
- Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications – The Final Rule published on January 24, 2024.
- DOL’s Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2024 – The Final Rule published on January 11, 2024.
- WHD’s Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act – The Final Rule published on January 10, 2024.
- EBSA's Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process Administrative Fees and Certified IDR Entity Fee Ranges – The Final Rule published on December 21, 2023.
- MSHA's Safety Program for Surface Mobile Equipment – The Final Rule published on December 20, 2023.
- WHD's Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts – The Final Rule published on December 14, 2023.
- ETA's Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing – The Final Rule was published on November 24, 2023.
- ETA's Exercise of Time-Limited Authority to Increase the Numerical Limitation for Fiscal Year 2023 for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program and Portability Flexibility for H-2B Workers Seeking to Change Employers – The Temporary Final Rule was published on November 17, 2023.
- WHD’s Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations – The Final Rule was published on August 23, 2023.
- OFCCP’s Pre-Enforcement Notice and Conciliation Procedures – The Final Rule was published on August 4, 2023.
- OLMS’ Revision of the Form LM-10 Employer Report – The Final Rule was published on July 28, 2023.
- OSHA’s Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses – The Final Rule was published on July 21, 2023.
How to Make Your Voice Heard
The Department has developed resources to help encourage workers, employers, and other individuals who are impacted by rules make their voices heard and comment on regulations:
- Making Your Voice Heard (Slide Deck)
- Make Your Voice Heard (One-Page Handout)