Department of Labor
Federal agency responsible for regulations under Department of Labor.
8 regulationsNondisplacement of Qualified Workers under Service Contracts; Rescission of Regulations
The Department of Labor is removing rules that required companies to keep existing workers employed when taking over service contracts from other companies. This change means workers who were doing jobs like cleaning, security, or maintenance at federal buildings could lose their positions when a new contractor takes over.
Rescission of Nondiscrimination and Equal-Opportunity Provisions of the Workforce Investment Act
The Department of Labor is removing protections that prevented discrimination and ensured equal opportunities for workers in federally-funded job training programs. This means that job training programs receiving federal money will no longer be required to follow specific rules against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age.
Obsolete Grant and Contract Regulations
The Department of Labor is removing outdated grant and contract rules that are no longer used or needed. This cleanup effort helps the government operate more efficiently by eliminating confusing or contradictory requirements that organizations receiving federal money no longer need to follow.
Rescinding Unnecessary Notice and Comment Procedures
The Department of Labor is eliminating certain public comment procedures that were previously required before implementing new workplace rules. This change allows the agency to adopt labor policies more quickly, though it may give workers and employers less opportunity to provide input on rules that affect them.
Rescission of Affirmative Outreach Requirements for Recipients of WIOA Title I Financial Assistance
The Department of Labor is proposing to eliminate requirements that job training programs funded by federal money must actively reach out to and recruit underrepresented groups like minorities, women, and people with disabilities. This change would remove protections designed to ensure equal access to federally-funded job training opportunities.
Rescission of Nondiscrimination and Equal-Opportunity Provisions of the Workforce Investment Act
The Department of Labor is proposing to remove anti-discrimination and equal opportunity protections that were part of the Workforce Investment Act, which helps fund job training and employment programs. This change would eliminate rules designed to prevent discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and other protected characteristics in federally-funded workforce programs.
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2025
The Department of Labor is increasing the dollar amounts of penalties it can impose on companies that break workplace laws. These increases happen automatically each year to account for inflation, so penalties keep up with rising prices and remain effective at discouraging illegal behavior.
Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
This final rule restores the multifactor economic reality test for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The rule rescinds the previous administration's simplified two-factor test and returns to a totality-of-the-circumstances analysis, considering six factors including opportunity for profit or loss, investment, permanence, and the degree of employer control.