Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Addressing Statements of General Policy or Interpretation Not Directly Related to Regulations
October 7, 2026 – The Department of Labor published a notice in the Federal Register to withdraw the notice of proposed rulemaking, Statements of General Policy or Interpretation Not Directly Related to Regulations, published in July 2025. As explained in the new notice, the Department has discontinued the rulemaking process and removed the proposal from further consideration.
Laws
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Davis-Bacon Act
- Walsh Healey Public Contracts Act
- Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
- McNamara — O'Hara Service Contract Act
- The Federal Wage Garnishment Law — Title III of the Consumer Credit Protection Act
- Immigration and Nationality Act
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act
- The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
Regulations
- 20 CFR 655 Subpart A — Labor Certification Process and Enforcement of Attestations for Temporary Employment in Occupations Other Than Agriculture or Registered Nursing in the United States (H-2B Workers)
- 20 CFR 655 Subpart B — Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers)
- 20 CFR 655 Subpart H — Labor Condition Applications and Requirements for Employers Seeking To Employ Nonimmigrants on H-1b Visas in Specialty Occupations and as Fashion Models, and Requirements for Employers Seeking To Employ Nonimmigrants on H-1b1 and E-3 Visas in Specialty Occupations
- 20 CFR 655 Subpart I — Enforcement of H-1B Labor Condition Applications and H-1B1 and E-3 Labor Attestations
- 29 CFR Part 1 — Procedures for Predetermination of Wage Rates
- 29 CFR Part 3 — Contractors and Subcontractors on Public Building or Public Work Financed in Whole or in Part by Loans or Grants From the United States
- 29 CFR Part 4 — Labor Standards for Federal Service Contracts
- 29 CFR Part 5 — Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction (also Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Nonconstruction Contracts Subject to the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act)
- 29 CFR Part 6 — Rules of Practice for Administrative Proceedings Enforcing Labor Standards in Federal and Federally Assisted Construction Contracts and Federal Service Contracts
- 29 CFR Part 7 — Practice Before the Administrative Review Board With Regard to Federal and Federally Assisted Construction Contracts
- 29 CFR Part 8 — Practice Before the Administrative Review board With Regard to Federal Service Contracts
- 29 CFR Part 42 — Coordinated Enforcement
- 29 CFR Part 500-899 — Wage and Hour Division
- 41 CFR Chapter 50 — Public Contracts