On October 17, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor's fall 2018 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 Currently Open for Comment
The following regulations are currently open for comment at Regulations.gov:
- EBSA's Definition of "Employer" under Employee Retirement Income Security Act-Association Retirement Plans and Other Multiple-Employer Plans – The Proposed Rule (NPRM) was published on October 23, 2018. The comment period ends on December 24, 2018.
- EBSA's Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based Group Health Plans – The Proposed Rule (NPRM) was published on October 29, 2018. The comment period ends on December 28, 2018.
- ETA's Modernizing Recruitment Requirements for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Foreign Workers in the United States – The Proposed Rule (NPRM) was published on November 9, 2018. The comment period ends on December 28, 2018.
- ETA's Modernizing Recruitment Requirements for the Temporary Employment of H-2B Foreign Workers in the United States – The Proposed Rule (NPRM) was published on November 9, 2018. The comment period ends on December 28, 2018.
- ETA's Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program; Establishing Appropriate Occupations for Drug Testing of Unemployment Compensation Applicants Under the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 – The Proposed Rule (NPRM) was published on November 5, 2018. The comment period ends on January 4, 2019.
- OSHA’s Revising the Beryllium Standard for General Industry NPRM – The Proposed Rule (NPRM) was published on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. The comment period ends on February 11, 2019.
- MSHA's RFI on Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust – The RFI to reopen the rulemaking record for public comments published on March 26, 2018. The public comment period ends on March 26, 2019.