{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance rulemaking affecting equal employment'","count":4429,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+rulemaking+affecting+equal+employment&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) is issuing a final rule that amends provisions related to disparate impact, discouragement of applicants or prospective applicants, and special purpose credit programs under Regulation B, the regulation implementing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA or Act). The amendments facilitate compliance with ECOA by clarifying the obligations imposed by the statute.","document_number":"2026-07804","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/22/2026-07804/equal-credit-opportunity-act-regulation-b","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-22/pdf/2026-07804.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07804.pdf?1776775512","publication_date":"2026-04-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"rule may have a greater impact on smaller lenders who have fewer resources for legal and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> risk. \n A policy group commenter argued that there are materially new or expanded <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> obligations for covered creditors including changes to adverse action notices, recordkeeping and retention for application data, systems changes to underwriting and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> controls, and reporting or disclosure refinement. Another commenter stated that the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> burdens associated with the rule, such as additional reporting, data collection, and documentation"},{"title":"Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) is issuing a proposed rule for public comment that amends provisions related to disparate impact, discouragement of applicants or prospective applicants, and special purpose credit programs under Regulation B, the regulation implementing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA or Act). The amendments would facilitate compliance with ECOA by clarifying the obligations imposed by the statute.","document_number":"2025-19864","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/13/2025-19864/equal-credit-opportunity-act-regulation-b","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-13/pdf/2025-19864.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19864.pdf?1762955111","publication_date":"2025-11-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"Banker's Ass'n, \n https://www.regulations.gov/comment/CFPB-2020-0026-0115. \n \n \n \n \n 93 \n  Memorandum from Demetria L. McCain, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing &amp; <span class=\"match\">Equal</span> Opportunity, U.S. Dep't of Hous. &amp; Urban Dev., to Office of Fair Housing and <span class=\"match\">Equal</span> Opportunity (Dec. 7, 2021), \n FHEO's Statement by HUD's Office of Fair Housing and <span class=\"match\">Equal</span> Opportunity on Special Purpose Credit Programs as a Remedy for Disparities in Access to Homeownership, https://web.archive.org/web/20241024180840/https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/FHEO/"},{"title":"Employment Authorization Reform for Asylum Applicants","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to modify regulations governing applications for asylum and withholding of removal (asylum applications) and employment authorization based on a pending asylum application. The proposed rule would change filing and eligibility requirements for aliens requesting employment authorization and an employment authorization document (EAD) based on a pending asylum application. The changes include pausing acceptance of EAD applications from asylum applicants during periods when affirmative asylum average processing time exceeds 180 days, extending the waiting period to apply for employment authorization to 365 days, changing EAD application processing time requirements, and adding eligibility requirements.","document_number":"2026-03595","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/23/2026-03595/employment-authorization-reform-for-asylum-applicants","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-23/pdf/2026-03595.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03595.pdf?1771595129","publication_date":"2026-02-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"caused by a lengthier wait before filing an application for <span class=\"match\">employment</span> authorization or receiving <span class=\"match\">employment</span> authorization, which may lead some aliens to attempt to work without authorization. In order to minimize unauthorized <span class=\"match\">employment</span>, DHS has instituted certain <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> measures through the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), which requires employers to verify the identity and <span class=\"match\">employment</span> eligibility of their employees and sets forth criminal and civil sanctions for <span class=\"match\">employment</span>-related violations. \n See \n Public Law 99-603, 100 Stat. 3445"},{"title":"Improving Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Foreign Nationals in the United States","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) is issuing this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to solicit comments and public input regarding its proposal to revise Employment and Training Administration (ETA) regulations governing the prevailing wages for employment opportunities that United States (U.S.) employers seek to fill with alien workers on a permanent or temporary basis through certain EB-2 and EB-3 employment-based immigrant visas via the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program or through H-1B, H-1B1, or E-3 nonimmigrant visas. Specifically, DOL is proposing to amend its regulations governing the PERM program and Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) to incorporate changes to the computation of wage levels under the Department's four-tiered prevailing wage structure based on the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) wage survey administered by the Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). These proposed revisions aim to better align prevailing wage levels with the wages paid to U.S. workers who are similarly employed in the occupation and area of intended employment. The Department's proposed revisions also seek to strengthen program integrity by reducing the incentive for employers to use these programs to replace, rather than supplement, U.S. workers by employing lower-paid alien workers. In addition, the revision would enable the Department to more effectively ensure that the employment of immigrant and nonimmigrant workers admitted or otherwise provided one of the covered statuses does not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers.","document_number":"2026-06017","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-06017/improving-wage-protections-for-the-temporary-and-permanent-employment-of-certain-foreign-nationals","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-27/pdf/2026-06017.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06017.pdf?1774529117","publication_date":"2026-03-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Notice of proposed <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span> (NPRM). \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) is issuing this Notice of Proposed <span class=\"match\">Rulemaking</span> (NPRM) to solicit comments and public input regarding its proposal to revise <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> and Training Administration (ETA) regulations governing the prevailing wages for <span class=\"match\">employment</span> opportunities that United States (U.S.) employers seek to fill with alien workers on a permanent or temporary basis through certain EB-2 and EB-3 <span class=\"match\">employment</span>-based immigrant visas via the Permanent Labor Certification"},{"title":"Rescission of Nondiscrimination and Equal-Opportunity Provisions of the Workforce Investment Act","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Labor (the Department) is rescinding its regulations implementing the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) containing the nondiscrimination and equal-opportunity provisions of WIA. In 2014, Congress passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which repealed WIA and required the Secretary of Labor to transition any authority under WIA to the system created by WIOA. Therefore, the Department is taking this action to remove regulations for a program that is no longer operative.","document_number":"2025-11846","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-11846/rescission-of-nondiscrimination-and-equal-opportunity-provisions-of-the-workforce-investment-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-11846.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-11846.pdf?1751287519","publication_date":"2025-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary of Labor"}],"excerpts":"the Department issued the implementing regulations at 29 CFR part 37 for the nondiscrimination and <span class=\"match\">equal</span> opportunity provisions of WIA. The rule applies to recipients of Federal financial assistance under WIA. The rule imposes general nondiscrimination and <span class=\"match\">equal</span> opportunity requirements. \n WIA was repealed by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA). Section 188 of WIOA contained substantially similar nondiscrimination and <span class=\"match\">equal</span> opportunity requirements as those contained in WIA. The Department issued regulations implementing"},{"title":"Clarification of Discretionary Employment Authorization for Certain Aliens","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security proposes to limit and clarify eligibility for discretionary employment authorization for aliens paroled into the United States temporarily for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit, who have been granted deferred action, or against whom a final order of removal exists and who are temporarily released from custody on an order of supervision. DHS further proposes to specify that aliens applying for employment authorization who admit to committing, have been arrested for, or have been convicted of certain criminal acts do not warrant a favorable exercise of discretion unless there are significant countervailing public interests, which may include assisting law enforcement activity in the United States.","document_number":"2026-11285","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/05/2026-11285/clarification-of-discretionary-employment-authorization-for-certain-aliens","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-05/pdf/2026-11285.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11285.pdf?1780577111","publication_date":"2026-06-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"Proposed Rule \n A. Discretionary <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> Authorization Generally \n 1. Biometrics Submission and Criminal History \n 2. Filing Fees \n 3. E-Verify \n 4. Economic Necessity \n B. Discretionary <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> Authorization for Aliens on OSUP \n C. Aliens Granted Deferral of Removal Under the Regulations Implementing CAT \n D. Discretionary <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> Authorization for Aliens Paroled Into the United States \n E. Discretionary <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> Authorization for Aliens Granted Deferred Action \n F. Automatic Termination of <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> Authorization \n G. Technical Edits"},{"title":"Recission of Final Rule: Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is proposing to amend its regulations governing the certification of agricultural labor or services to be performed by temporary foreign workers in H-2A nonimmigrant status (H-2A workers) and enforcement of the contractual obligations applicable to employers of such nonimmigrant workers. This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) that would rescind provisions contained within a final rule published by the Department on April 29, 2024, which adopted a number of unnecessary, burdensome, and costly requirements on employers. Specifically, these provisions include, but are not limited to, substantial new requirements associated with the material terms and conditions offered by employers to H-2A workers that are not commonly provided to other U.S. workers, including progressive discipline policies for cause-based employment terminations, anti-retaliation measures for certain workers engaged in self-organization and other concerted activities, and expanding the authority and scope for a State Workforce Agency (SWA) to discontinue employment services to employers, which prevents those employers from accessing the H-2A program, while eliminating employers' option to request a hearing prior to the SWA's final determination. Further, the final rule imposed extensive highly-sensitive data collection requirements on employers related to their use of foreign labor recruiters, including personal names and physical addresses abroad, as well as detailed personal information associated with all owners of the employers, operators of the place(s) of employment, and supervisor(s) and manager(s) of workers employed under the terms of the work contract, with very limited or no practical utility to the agency's statutory decision making. A brief summary of this rulemaking can be found at www.regulations.gov by searching by the RIN: 1205-AC25.","document_number":"2025-12315","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/02/2025-12315/recission-of-final-rule-improving-protections-for-workers-in-temporary-agricultural-employment-in","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-02/pdf/2025-12315.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12315.pdf?1751287533","publication_date":"2025-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"},{"raw_name":"Wage and Hour Division","name":"Wage and Hour Division","id":524,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/wage-and-hour-division","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/524","parent_id":271,"slug":"wage-and-hour-division"}],"excerpts":"Subjects \n \n <span class=\"match\">Employment</span>, Grant programs—labor. \n \n Agriculture, <span class=\"match\">Employment</span>, <span class=\"match\">Equal</span> <span class=\"match\">employment</span> opportunity, Grant programs—labor, Migrant labor, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. \n \n Administrative practice and procedure, Foreign workers, <span class=\"match\">Employment</span>, <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> and training, Enforcement, Forest and forest products, Fraud, Health professions, Immigration, Labor, Passports and visas, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Unemployment, Wages, Working conditions. \n \n Administrative practice and procedure, <span class=\"match\">Employment</span>, Grant programs—labor"},{"title":"Employment of Workers With Disabilities Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or Act) authorizes the Secretary of Labor to issue certificates allowing employers to pay productivity-based subminimum wages to workers with disabilities, but only where such certificates are necessary to prevent the curtailment of opportunities for employment. Employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities have vastly expanded in recent decades, in part due to significant legal and policy developments. Based on that evidence, the Department has tentatively concluded that subminimum wages are no longer necessary to prevent the curtailment of employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities and thus proposes to phase out the issuance of section 14(c) certificates.","document_number":"2024-27880","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/04/2024-27880/employment-of-workers-with-disabilities-under-section-14c-of-the-fair-labor-standards-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-04/pdf/2024-27880.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27880.pdf?1733233519","publication_date":"2024-12-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Wage and Hour Division","name":"Wage and Hour Division","id":524,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/wage-and-hour-division","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/524","parent_id":271,"slug":"wage-and-hour-division"}],"excerpts":"taken some <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> First action, with 31 States having passed <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> First legislation, 16 States having issued <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> First executive orders, and 32 States having administrative policies and/or \n \n regulations in place in support of the <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> First framework.\n 161 \n \n \n \n \n 158 \n  U.S. Dep't of Labor, Office of Disability Emp't Policy, “<span class=\"match\">Employment</span> First,” \n https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/initiatives/<span class=\"match\">employment</span>-first. \n \n \n \n \n 159 \n  \n Id. \n There are multiple additional initiatives that have developed from <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> First, including"},{"title":"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment-Based Immigrant Visa, Fifth Preference (EB-5) Fee Rule","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to adjust Employment-Based Immigration, Fifth Preference (EB-5) immigration benefit request fees charged by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This rule also proposes to codify certain elements of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 and implement new statutory requirements. DHS intends for the rule to provide USCIS with the resources necessary to accomplish the goals of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 and enhance and maintain the integrity of the EB- 5 program.","document_number":"2025-19642","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/23/2025-19642/us-citizenship-and-immigration-services-employment-based-immigrant-visa-fifth-preference-eb-5-fee","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-23/pdf/2025-19642.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19642.pdf?1761137106","publication_date":"2025-10-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"organization formed in the United States for the ongoing conduct of lawful business . . . that receives, or is established to receive, capital investment from [<span class=\"match\">employment</span>-based immigrant] investors.” INA sec. 203(b)(5)(D)(vi).\n \n \n \n (2) 90 days after receiving an application for investment in an NCE that is located in a targeted <span class=\"match\">employment</span> area (TEA); \n 87 \n \n \n \n \n 87 \n  A targeted <span class=\"match\">employment</span> area (TEA) is a rural area, or an area designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security under INA sec. 203(b)(5)(B)(ii), 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(B)(ii) as a high"},{"title":"Employer-Provided Survey Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) proposes to amend its regulations for employer-provided wage surveys for the H-2B temporary labor certification program. The regulations were published in the Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program final rule (2015 Wage Rule). This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) proposes to amend those regulations consistent with recent Federal litigation by clarifying existing requirements for employer-provided surveys for the H-2B program, proposing new requirements, and proposing to eliminate Form ETA-9165, Employer-Provided Survey Attestations to Accompany H-2B Prevailing Wage Determination Request Based on a Non-OEWS Survey (Form ETA-9165).","document_number":"2024-26481","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/18/2024-26481/employer-provided-survey-wage-methodology-for-the-temporary-non-agricultural-employment-h-2b-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-18/pdf/2024-26481.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-26481.pdf?1731678321","publication_date":"2024-11-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"}],"excerpts":"Nationality Act \n MOU memorandum of understanding \n NPRM notice of proposed <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span> \n NPWC National Prevailing Wage Center \n OES Occupational <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> Statistics \n OEWS Occupational <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> and Wage Statistics \n OFLC Office of Foreign Labor Certification \n OIRA Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs \n OMB Office of Management and Budget \n PRA Paperwork Reduction Act \n PWD prevailing wage determination \n SCA McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act \n SESA State <span class=\"match\">employment</span> service agencies \n SOC Standard Occupational Classification \n UMRA Unfunded"},{"title":"Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is amending its regulations governing the certification of temporary employment of nonimmigrant workers employed in temporary or seasonal agricultural employment and the enforcement of the contractual obligations applicable to employers of these nonimmigrant workers. The revisions in this final rule focus on strengthening protections for temporary agricultural workers and enhancing the Department's capabilities to monitor program compliance and take necessary enforcement actions against program violators.","document_number":"2024-08333","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/29/2024-08333/improving-protections-for-workers-in-temporary-agricultural-employment-in-the-united-states","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-29/pdf/2024-08333.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08333.pdf?1714135518","publication_date":"2024-04-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"},{"raw_name":"Wage and Hour Division","name":"Wage and Hour Division","id":524,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/wage-and-hour-division","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/524","parent_id":271,"slug":"wage-and-hour-division"}],"excerpts":"while SWAs may assess an entity's <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with <span class=\"match\">employment</span>-related laws in carrying out its obligations under the ES regulations, for example by reviewing clearance orders to ensure their terms and conditions comply with <span class=\"match\">employment</span>-related laws, or by observing and referring apparent violations of <span class=\"match\">employment</span>-related laws to an appropriate enforcement agency, SWAs are not enforcement agents for <span class=\"match\">employment</span>-related laws (unless otherwise authorized). \n See \n 81 FR 56072, 56282 (Aug. 19, 2016). If the <span class=\"match\">employment</span>-related law at issue is not clear or"},{"title":"Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is issuing this interim final rule (IFR) to amend its regulations governing the certification of agricultural labor or services to be performed by temporary foreign workers in H-2A nonimmigrant status (H-2A workers). Specifically, the Department is revising the methodology for determining the hourly Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for non-range occupations by using wage data reported for each U.S. state and territory by the Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. For the vast majority of H-2A job opportunities, the Department will use OEWS survey data to establish AEWRs applicable to five Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes combining the most common field and livestock worker occupations previously measured by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Labor Survey (FLS), which covered six SOC codes. These AEWRs will be divided into two skill-based categories to account for wage differentials arising from qualifications contained in the employer's job offer. For all other occupations, the Department will use the OEWS survey to determine two skill-based AEWRs for each SOC code to reflect wage differentials. The threshold determination for assigning the SOC code(s) and applicable skill-based AEWR will be based on the duties performed for the majority of the workdays during the contract period and qualifications contained in the employer's job offer. Finally, to address differences in compensation between most U.S. workers and H-2A workers who receive employer-provided housing at no cost, the Department will implement a standard adjustment factor to the AEWR to account for this non-monetary compensation that employers will apply when compensating H-2A workers under temporary agricultural labor certifications.","document_number":"2025-19365","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19365/adverse-effect-wage-rate-methodology-for-the-temporary-employment-of-h-2a-nonimmigrants-in-non-range","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-02/pdf/2025-19365.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19365.pdf?1759263310","publication_date":"2025-10-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"}],"excerpts":"loss \n E.O. Executive Order \n ECI <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> Cost Index \n ETA <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> and Training Administration \n FLR Farm Labor Report \n FLS Farm Labor Survey \n FR Final Rule \n FY Fiscal Year \n GVW Gross Vehicle Weight \n H-2ALC H-2A Labor Contractor \n IFR Interim Final Rule \n INA Immigration and Nationality Act \n IRCA Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 \n NAICS North American Industry Classification System \n NASS National Agricultural Statistics Service \n NPC National Processing Center \n NPRM Notice of Proposed <span class=\"match\">Rulemaking</span> \n O*NET Occupational Information"},{"title":"Rescission of Executive Order 11246 Implementing Regulations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposes to rescind the regulations for Executive Order (E.O.) 11246, as amended. E.O. 11246 was revoked by E.O. 14173 on January 21, 2025. The E.O. 11246 regulations prohibited covered Federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and national origin and required them to take affirmative action on those bases. They also prohibited these employers from taking adverse employment actions against applicants or employees because they inquired about, discussed, or disclosed information about their pay or their co-workers' pay, subject to certain limitations.","document_number":"2025-12276","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12276/rescission-of-executive-order-11246-implementing-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12276.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12276.pdf?1751287531","publication_date":"2025-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"}],"excerpts":"describes the <span class=\"match\">equal</span> opportunity clause that must be included in government contracts. This section includes the requirement that contractors state in all solicitations or advertisements for <span class=\"match\">employment</span> that applicants will receive consideration without regard to one or more of the protected bases and that contractors notify labor organizations of their obligations under E.O. 11246.\n \n \n Contractors who meet the requirements set forth in Section 60-1.7 must file an annual Employer Information Report (EEO-1 Report) with the U.S. <span class=\"match\">Equal</span> <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> Opportunity"},{"title":"Modernizing H-2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations affecting temporary agricultural (H-2A) and temporary nonagricultural (H-2B) nonimmigrant workers (H-2 programs) and their employers. This rulemaking is intended to better ensure the integrity of the H-2 programs and enhance protections for workers.","document_number":"2024-29353","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-29353/modernizing-h-2-program-requirements-oversight-and-worker-protections","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-29353.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29353.pdf?1734443140","publication_date":"2024-12-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"acting on behalf of the worker. \n 3. Similar <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> Services \n Based on feedback from commenters requesting greater clarity with respect to the phrase “similar <span class=\"match\">employment</span> services,” DHS is amending its proposed provisions at 8 CFR 214.2(h)(5)(xi)(A) and 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(i)(B) to clarify that “similar <span class=\"match\">employment</span> service refers to any person or entity that recruits or solicits prospective beneficiaries of the [H-2] petition.” This clarification addresses commenters' feedback as to what “similar <span class=\"match\">employment</span> services” means. \n 4. Extraordinary Circumstances"},{"title":"Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Secretary of Education (Secretary) proposes to amend the regulations governing institutional eligibility, general provisions regulations, and the William D. Ford Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program under title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended (the title IV, HEA programs). The proposed regulations would implement statutory changes to the title IV, HEA programs included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The OBBB made numerous changes to the HEA, including changes to program eligibility requirements for the Direct Loan program and the introduction of an earnings accountability framework that is intended to limit Direct Loan eligibility to programs whose graduates meet certain earnings benchmarks. This document proposes regulations, based on consensus reached during negotiated rulemaking, to implement the provisions of the OBBB related to low-earning outcome programs and the Direct Loan program, and to harmonize those regulations with requirements for programs that are required to lead to gainful employment (GE programs).","document_number":"2026-07666","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/20/2026-07666/accountability-in-higher-education-and-access-through-demand-driven-workforce-pell-student-tuition","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-20/pdf/2026-07666.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07666.pdf?1776429919","publication_date":"2026-04-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"made by OBBB. \n \n The Department's interpretation of the phrase “gainful <span class=\"match\">employment</span>” aligns with the statute and is supported by case law concerning Department's previous gainful <span class=\"match\">employment</span> regulations. In \n Ass'n of Priv. Colleges &amp; Universities \n v. \n Duncan, \n 870 F. Supp. 2d 133, 146 (D.D.C. 2012), the court stated that term “gainful <span class=\"match\">employment</span>” must be understood in the context of the statutory command that “a given program `prepare students for gainful <span class=\"match\">employment</span> in a recognized occupation.' ” That court reasoned that the “real question"},{"title":"Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Program Purpose and Work Requirement Provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule implements three provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023, affecting the program purpose and individuals subject to the able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) time limit for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). These changes do the following: add language about assisting low-income adults in obtaining employment and increasing their earnings to the program purpose; update and define exceptions from the ABAWD time limit; and adjust the number of discretionary exemptions available to State agencies each year. This rule also clarifies procedures for when State agencies must screen for exceptions to the time limit and verification requirements for exceptions.","document_number":"2024-29072","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/17/2024-29072/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-program-purpose-and-work-requirement-provisions-of-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-17/pdf/2024-29072.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29072.pdf?1734356716","publication_date":"2024-12-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Nutrition Service","name":"Food and Nutrition Service","id":200,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-nutrition-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/200","parent_id":12,"slug":"food-and-nutrition-service"}],"excerpts":"necessarily experiencing improved <span class=\"match\">employment</span> outcomes, finding that “work requirements increase [SNAP] program exits by 23 percentage points (64 percent) among incumbent participants after 18 months,” though the study finds no effects on <span class=\"match\">employment</span>.\n 25 \n \n In other words, while the authors found clear evidence that the time limit leads participants to leave the program, they did not find significant evidence that those participants experience improved <span class=\"match\">employment</span> and earnings outcomes, nor the benefits that <span class=\"match\">employment</span> and earnings could confer. A third"},{"title":"Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) proposes to amend its regulations governing the certification of temporary employment of nonimmigrant workers employed in temporary or seasonal agricultural employment and the enforcement of the contractual obligations applicable to employers of these nonimmigrant workers. The revisions proposed in this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) focus on strengthening protections for temporary agricultural workers and enhancing the Department's capabilities to monitor program compliance and take necessary enforcement actions against program violators.","document_number":"2023-19852","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/15/2023-19852/improving-protections-for-workers-in-temporary-agricultural-employment-in-the-united-states","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-15/pdf/2023-19852.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-19852.pdf?1694609159","publication_date":"2023-09-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"},{"raw_name":"Wage and Hour Division","name":"Wage and Hour Division","id":524,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/wage-and-hour-division","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/524","parent_id":271,"slug":"wage-and-hour-division"}],"excerpts":"Regulations \n CO Certifying Officer \n CY Calendar year \n DBA Doing Business As \n DHS Department of Homeland Security \n DOJ Department of Justice \n DOL Department of Labor \n DOT Department of Transportation \n EEOC <span class=\"match\">Equal</span> <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> Opportunity Commission \n E.O. Executive Order \n ES <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> Service \n ES system <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> Service system \n ETA <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> and Training Administration \n FEIN Federal Employer Identification Number \n FLS Farm Labor Survey \n FLSA Fair Labor Standards Act \n FR Federal Register \n FY Fiscal year \n GAO Government Accountability Office"},{"title":"EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022; Ensuring the Integrity of the EB-5 Program; Automatic Revocation of Petitions for Immigrant Classification","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would implement the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA), which the President signed on March 15, 2022. The RIA substantially reforms and adds significant integrity provisions to the employment-based, fifth preference (EB-5) visa category for alien investors and the associated Regional Center Program. In general, under the EB-5 program, aliens are eligible to apply for lawful permanent resident status in the United States if they make the necessary investment in a new commercial enterprise in the United States and create 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers.","document_number":"2026-13392","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/02/2026-13392/eb-5-reform-and-integrity-act-of-2022-ensuring-the-integrity-of-the-eb-5-program-automatic","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-02/pdf/2026-13392.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13392.pdf?1782909918","publication_date":"2026-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"induce action or deceive.\n \n \n Full-time <span class=\"match\">employment</span> \n means <span class=\"match\">employment</span> of a qualifying employee by the new commercial enterprise in a position that requires a minimum of 35 working hours per week. In the case of the Regional Center Program, “full-time <span class=\"match\">employment</span>” also means <span class=\"match\">employment</span> of a qualifying employee in a position that has been created either directly or indirectly that is estimated using economically and statistically valid methodologies that estimate full-time equivalent <span class=\"match\">employment</span>.\n \n \n High <span class=\"match\">employment</span> area \n means a census tract, or contiguous"},{"title":"Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is issuing this final rule to modernize and improve the efficiency of the H-1B program, add benefits and flexibilities, and improve integrity measures. These provisions mainly amend the regulations governing H-1B specialty occupation workers, although some of the provisions narrowly impact other nonimmigrant classifications, including: H-2, H-3, F-1, L-1, O, P, Q-1, R-1, E-3, and TN.","document_number":"2024-29354","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-29354/modernizing-h-1b-requirements-providing-flexibility-in-the-f-1-program-and-program-improvements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-29354.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29354.pdf?1734443141","publication_date":"2024-12-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"that American students that have graduated with specialty degrees are unable to gain <span class=\"match\">employment</span>. \n \n Response: \n DHS disagrees that this <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span> would undermine American workers or put American job seekers at a disadvantage. The existing H-1B statutory and regulatory requirements include protections for U.S. workers and this <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span> does not remove or diminish any protections or place U.S. workers at a disadvantage in the job market. The goal of this <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span> is to modernize and improve the integrity of the H-1B program. In fact, this final"},{"title":"Passports; Procedures for Passport Couriers","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of State (the Department) establishes rules for the registration program and hand delivery procedures for courier companies used by applicants to transport their passport applications, and U.S. passports issued to them, to and from participating passport agencies. This supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking, along with the original notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), is intended to continue the program that was established by prior policy, to maintain vigilance over the security of the passport application process, to require companies to register with the Department prior to providing hand delivery services to certain applicants for U.S. passports, and to follow a uniform set of hand delivery procedures.","document_number":"2025-18567","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/25/2025-18567/passports-procedures-for-passport-couriers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-25/pdf/2025-18567.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18567.pdf?1758717915","publication_date":"2025-09-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Supplemental notice of proposed <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span>. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The Department of State (the Department) establishes rules for the registration program and hand delivery procedures for courier companies used by applicants to transport their passport applications, and U.S. passports issued to them, to and from participating passport agencies. This supplemental notice of proposed <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span>, along with the original notice of proposed <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span> (NPRM), is intended to continue the program that was established by prior policy, to maintain vigilance"}]}