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On April 26, the entirety of the Department's semiannual agenda was made available online at www.dol.gov/asp/regs/agenda.htm and at www.regulations.gov. The regulatory agenda is a listing of all the regulations the Department of Labor expects to have under active consideration for promulgation, proposal, or review during the coming one-year period.
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Featured Items from the Regulatory Agenda
Regulatory Labor Department Initiatives Supporting “Plan/Prevent/Protect”
Injury and Illness Prevention Program (OSHA)
OSHA is developing a rulemaking that would require employers to implement Injury and Illness Prevention Programs.
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Infectious Diseases (OSHA)
OSHA has developed a request for information on infectious diseases to better assess the extent of the problem and better understand ways to protect healthcare workers from infectious diseases.
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Safety and Health Management Programs for Mines (MSHA)
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will develop a request for information (RFI) to solicit information from the mining community on suggestions for addressing injury and illness prevention through the implementation of comprehensive safety and health management programs.
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Pre-Shift Examinations of Work Areas in Underground Coal Mines for Violations of Mandatory Safety or Health Standards (MSHA)
Section 303(d) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act (Mine Act) requires mine operators to conduct pre-shift examinations in areas where miners work or travel for violations of mandatory health or safety standards. This section was previously covered by regulation. MSHA will develop a proposed rule to re-address this regulatory requirement.
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Pattern of Violations (MSHA)
MSHA will develop a proposed rule to revise the Agency’s regulation on pattern of violations.
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Construction Contractor Affirmative Action Requirements (OFCCP)
Government contractors and subcontractors must comply with laws and regulations that ban discrimination and establish affirmative action requirements to ensure equal employment opportunity.
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Records to be Kept by Employers Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (WHD)
DOL is considering a proposed rule requiring covered employers to notify workers of their rights under the FLSA, and to provide information regarding hours worked and wage computation.
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Non-Regulatory Labor Department Initiatives Supporting “Plan/Prevent/Protect”
Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program (DFVCP) (EBSA)
The Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program (DFVCP) is designed to encourage voluntary compliance with the annual reporting requirements under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
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Health Plan Self-Compliance Tool (EBSA)
EBSA plans to enhance health benefit security by publishing compliance assistance guidance regarding the health plan coverage provisions of ERISA, including the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), and the special enrollment and notice provisions added by the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA).
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Checklists for Pension and Health (EBSA)
EBSA plans to enhance retirement security by publishing compliance assistance guidance to plan sponsors regarding the evaluation and selection of target date funds as retirement plan investment options and investment choices for employees.
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Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP) (EBSA)
The VFCP enhances retirement security and protects workers by encouraging compliance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and restoring plan assets and the payment of additional benefits.
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Fatality Prevention: Rules to Live By (MSHA)
MSHA’s Rules to Live by Program is a fatality prevention program designed to prevent deaths and serious accidents in America’s mines. This new initiative reflects MSHA’s commitment to eliminate hazards with the most serious consequences, targeting prevention of conditions that cause or contribute to fatal accidents in mining.
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Regulatory Labor Department Initiatives Supporting “Openness and Transparency”
Amendment to Claims Procedure Regulation (EBSA)
EBSA plans to update and clarify the claims procedure requirements to enhance retirement and health benefit security and to protect workers rights and benefits, ultimately supporting the Secretary’s good jobs for everyone policy.
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Improved Fee Disclosure for Welfare Plans (EBSA)
EBSA plans to enhance retirement security and bring transparency to service provider arrangements with group health and other welfare benefit plans by ensuring that plan fiduciaries have the comprehensive information they need to assess the reasonableness of the compensation being paid for plan services, as well as to assess potential conflicts of interest on the part of plan service providers, ultimately supporting the Secretary’s good jobs for everyone policy.
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QDIA Target Date Fund Disclosure (EBSA)
EBSA plans to enhance retirement security by proposing an amendment to its qualified default investment alternative (QDIA) regulation to ensure that comprehensive information about the benefits and risks of investing in target date funds is disclosed to participants in the required QDIA notice.
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Interpretation of the “Advice” Exemption of Section 203(c) of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (OLMS)
The Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) plans to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to narrow the application of the “advice exemption” in section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA).
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Form LM-30, Labor Organization Officer and Employee Report (OLMS)
The Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) plans to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise the Form LM-30 Labor Organization Officer and Employee Report.
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Non-Regulatory Labor Department Initiatives Supporting “Openness and Transparency”
Injury, Illness, Fatality, and Exposure Data (OSHA)
OSHA is considering changes to its reporting system for occupational injuries and illnesses. An updated and modernized reporting system would enable a more efficient and timely collection of data and would improve the accuracy and availability of the relevant records and statistics.
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Other Significant Regulatory Initiatives
Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service (WHD)
This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning workers who provide companionship services will support the Secretary's outcome goals of securing minimum wages and overtime and helping middle-class families remain in the middle class.
Cranes & Derricks in Construction (OSHA)
A cross-section of the industry recognized that improvements in the safety requirements are needed and asked OSHA to update the cranes/derricks requirements of Subpart N. A number of stakeholders specifically asked that we use negotiated rulemaking for this project.
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H2B (ETA)
The Department believes there are insufficient worker protections in the current attestation-based labor certification model. The proposed rule will address the critical issue of U.S. worker access to the jobs for which employers seek H-2B workers through a re-engineered program design which focuses on enhanced U.S. worker recruitment and strengthened worker protections.
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Other Regulations Currently Open for Comment
The following regulations are currently open for comment at Regulations.gov:
- Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors: Evaluation of Affirmative Action Provisions, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. [Comment Now]
- Interim Final Rules for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [Comment Now]
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, and Patient Protections, Interim Final Rule [Comment Now]
- Interim Final Rules for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Coverage Relating to Status as a Grandfathered Health Plan Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [Comment Now]
- Notice of Proposed Amendment to PTE 96-23 for Plan Asset Transactions Determined by In-house Asset Managers (INHAM) [Comment Now]
- Regulatory Flexibility Act Review of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard. Request for Comments [Comment Now]
- Infectious Diseases, Request for Information [Comment Now]
- Reasonable Contract or Arrangement Under Section 408(b)(2) — Fee Disclosure; Proposed Rule [Comment Now]
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Student Data Form, Notice [Comment Now]
- Interim Final Rules for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Dependent Coverage of Children to Age 26 Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [Comment Now]
- Interim Final Rules for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services; etc. [Comment Now]
- Walking and Working Surfaces; Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems) [Comment Now]
- Funding Formula for Grants to States, Proposed Rule; [Comment Now]
- Standards Improvement Project — Phase III; Proposed Rule; Request for Comments [Comment Now]
DOL hosted a series of live Q&A sessions with our leadership to answer your questions about our regulatory agenda. View the replays of each of the Web chats:
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