{"description":"Documents matching 'redefining qualifying employment could constitute'","count":683,"total_pages":35,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=redefining+qualifying+employment+could+constitute&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Secretary establishes new regulations on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) program under 34 CFR 685.219 by adding or clarifying provisions to exclude employers that engage in specific enumerated illegal activities such that they have a substantial illegal purpose, including defining obligations and processes tied to making such a determination of an employer, clarifying that borrowers will receive full credit for work performed, until the effective date of the Secretary's determination that an employer is no longer a qualifying employer under the rule; and establishing methods for an employer to regain eligibility following a determination of ineligibility by the Secretary. These regulations ensure that taxpayer dollars are not misused by preventing PSLF benefits from going to individuals employed by organizations that have a substantial illegal purpose. The revisions strengthen accountability, enhance program integrity, and protect hardworking taxpayers from shouldering the cost of improper subsidies granted to employees of organizations that undermine national security and American values through criminal activity.","document_number":"2025-19729","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/31/2025-19729/william-d-ford-federal-direct-loan-direct-loan-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-31/pdf/2025-19729.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19729.pdf?1761828307","publication_date":"2025-10-31","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":"populations and <span class=\"match\">could</span> unlawfully deprive borrowers and employers of PSLF benefits without adequate notice, procedural safeguards, or a meaningful opportunity to be heard. Commenters argued that altering program eligibility or <span class=\"match\">redefining</span> <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> <span class=\"match\">employment</span> <span class=\"match\">could</span> <span class=\"match\">constitute</span> an arbitrary or retroactive deprivation of benefits on which participants had reasonably relied. Several other commenters also asserted that the proposed rule violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment by altering PSLF eligibility criteria in a manner that <span class=\"match\">could</span> deprive"},{"title":"Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals","type":"Rule","abstract":"This interim final rule with comment period (IFC) interprets and implements the community engagement requirement in Medicaid under section 1902(xx) of the Social Security Act. States are required to implement the new requirement no later than January 1, 2027. This IFC specifies the requirements and expectations for States, including the Medicaid applicants and beneficiaries who must demonstrate community engagement as a condition of their eligibility, the types of qualifying activities that satisfy the community engagement requirement, the criteria to meet an exception from the requirement (that is, be deemed compliant), and the criteria to meet a specified exclusion from the requirement. It also specifies requirements for verification of qualifying activities, outreach to affected populations, steps States must take if they determine individuals are noncompliant, and additional operational considerations for States. Finally, this IFC specifies implementation timing and establishes new State reporting requirements.","document_number":"2026-11094","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/03/2026-11094/medicaid-program-community-engagement-requirement-for-certain-individuals","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-03/pdf/2026-11094.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11094.pdf?1780346707","publication_date":"2026-06-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"with bookkeeping and records management, but this internship would not be community service. \n The unpaid work of a family caregiver as defined at § 435.554(a), who does not <span class=\"match\">qualify</span> as a specified excluded individual, can also <span class=\"match\">qualify</span> as unpaid work under the definition at § 435.552(b). We recognize that not all people who meet the definition of a family caregiver will <span class=\"match\">qualify</span> as a specified excluded individual under section 1902(xx)(9)(A)(ii)(III) of the Act, which this IFC implements at § 435.554. Caregiving hours that are below the 80-hour caregiving"},{"title":"Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand- Driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Secretary of Education (Secretary) amends the regulations governing institutional eligibility, general provisions, 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) to implement statutory changes to the title IV, HEA programs included in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act (WFTCA) signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. These changes include revisions to program eligibility requirements for the Direct Loan program and the introduction of an earnings accountability framework that limits Direct Loan eligibility to programs whose graduates meet certain earnings benchmarks. This action finalizes regulations to implement the provisions of the WFTCA 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":"2026-13286","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/01/2026-13286/accountability-in-higher-education-and-access-through-demand--driven-workforce-pell-student-tuition","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-01/pdf/2026-13286.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13286.pdf?1782823517","publication_date":"2026-07-01","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":"lead to gainful <span class=\"match\">employment</span> (GE programs). \n IV. Background \n Gainful <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> (GE) Prior Rules \n Under Sections 101 and 102 of the HEA, there are two broad categories of title IV-eligible programs: degree programs offered by public and private nonprofit institutions, and programs required to lead to gainful <span class=\"match\">employment</span> in a recognized occupation (which include nondegree programs at any type of institution, and nearly all programs offered by proprietary institutions). The statute does not further elaborate on the gainful <span class=\"match\">employment</span> requirement. \n"},{"title":"Improving Continuity for Religious Organizations and Their Employees","type":"Rule","abstract":"This interim final rule (IFR) amends U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations to remove the requirement that R-1 religious workers who have reached the maximum period of stay must reside abroad and be physically present outside the United States for one year before being eligible for readmission in R-1 status after departing from the United States upon reaching the maximum admission period. The purpose of this change is to promote stability and minimize disruptions to the vital services that R-1 religious workers provide to U.S. churches, mosques, synagogues, and other bona fide nonprofit religious organizations.","document_number":"2026-00830","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/16/2026-00830/improving-continuity-for-religious-organizations-and-their-employees","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-16/pdf/2026-00830.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00830.pdf?1768409408","publication_date":"2026-01-16","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":"Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2023 National Occupational <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> and Wage Estimates Religious Workers (21-2000), <span class=\"match\">Employment</span>, \n https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes_nat.htm \n (last visited August 18, 2025).\n \n \n \n \n 39 \n  The period used to calculate this population is November 2020 to April 2023. Source: DHS, USCIS, Office of Performance and Quality (OPQ), CLAIMS3 &amp; ELIS, queried 08/2025, PAER 0018648.\n \n \n \n \n 40 \n  Calculation: 11,199 new <span class=\"match\">employment</span> + 7,789 continuing <span class=\"match\">employment</span> = 18,988, or approximately 19,000.\n \n Calculation: approximately"},{"title":"Prevailing Rate Systems; Change in Criteria for Defining Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to change the regulatory criteria used to define Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area boundaries and make changes in certain wage areas. The purpose of this change, which will affect around ten percent of the FWS workforce, is to make the FWS wage area criteria more similar to the General Schedule (GS) locality pay area criteria. This change is based on a December 2023 majority recommendation of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC), the statutory national-level labor-management committee that advises OPM on the administration of the FWS.","document_number":"2025-00555","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/21/2025-00555/prevailing-rate-systems-change-in-criteria-for-defining-appropriated-fund-federal-wage-system-wage","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-21/pdf/2025-00555.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00555.pdf?1736775924","publication_date":"2025-01-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"close to concentrations of private sector <span class=\"match\">employment</span> such as found in a Combined Statistical Area or Metropolitan Statistical Area.\n \n \n (2) \n Nonsurvey area. \n Nonsurvey counties, parishes, cities, townships, or similar geographic entities may be combined with the survey area(s) to form the wage area through consideration of criteria including local commuting patterns such as <span class=\"match\">employment</span> interchange measures, distance, transportation facilities, geographic features; similarities in overall population, <span class=\"match\">employment</span>, and the kinds and sizes of private industrial"},{"title":"Pennsylvania Regulatory Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), approve an amendment to the Pennsylvania regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The amendment revises the Pennsylvania program by adding language consistent with section 5 of the Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conversation Act, which specifies circumstances where a finding of presumptive evidence of potential pollution under the Commonwealth's Clean Streams Law is not warranted.","document_number":"2026-00701","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00701/pennsylvania-regulatory-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/pdf/2026-00701.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00701.pdf?1768398317","publication_date":"2026-01-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement","name":"Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office","id":480,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/surface-mining-reclamation-and-enforcement-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/480","parent_id":253,"slug":"surface-mining-reclamation-and-enforcement-office"}],"excerpts":"algal, and piscivorous species, among others.\n \n \n OSMRE Response: \n While we understand the commenter's request, the fact that Pennsylvania <span class=\"match\">could</span> have more clearly defined “biological communities” does not make the amendment not in accordance with SMCRA or inconsistent with the Federal regulations. If Pennsylvania later determines that additional clarification of that term is necessary, Pennsylvania <span class=\"match\">could</span> always propose another amendment to their program to further define this term.\n \n \n Comment 26: \n Commenter stated that the proposed changes"},{"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":"experience to <span class=\"match\">qualify</span> for H-1B status. A few commenters added that the proposed changes <span class=\"match\">could</span> discourage potential H-1B candidates from contributing their knowledge outside their field of study, noting that a highly qualified individual may have acquired skills through job experience outside his/her field of study/degree.\n \n Several commenters expressed concern that the addition of the “directly related” requirement <span class=\"match\">could</span> narrow the eligibility of potential beneficiaries. Specifically, a commenter said that the proposed requirement <span class=\"match\">could</span> result in individuals"},{"title":"Implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is issuing this final rule and interpretive guidance to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires a covered entity to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified employee's or applicant's known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause an undue hardship on the operation of the business of the covered entity.","document_number":"2024-07527","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/19/2024-07527/implementation-of-the-pregnant-workers-fairness-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-19/pdf/2024-07527.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07527.pdf?1713194114","publication_date":"2024-04-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION","name":"Equal Employment Opportunity Commission","id":147,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/equal-employment-opportunity-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/147","parent_id":null,"slug":"equal-employment-opportunity-commission"}],"excerpts":"These comments also \n \n noted that many of the conditions listed in the NPRM as conditions that <span class=\"match\">could</span> <span class=\"match\">qualify</span> as “pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions” also <span class=\"match\">could</span> impact individuals who have never been pregnant or <span class=\"match\">could</span> first arise years before or after pregnancy. Relatedly, several comments suggested that only conditions related to a current or recent pregnancy (which the comments defined as one occurring 6 or fewer months earlier) <span class=\"match\">could</span> be “related medical conditions.”\n \n Response to Comments Regarding Temporal Proximity to a Current"},{"title":"Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Secretary amends the regulations for the Federal student loan programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended (the title IV, HEA programs) to implement the statutory changes to the title IV, HEA programs included in Public Law 119-21, the Working Families Tax Cuts Act signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The Department previously referred to the Working Families Tax Cuts Act as the \"One Big Beautiful Bill Act,\" including in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on January 30, 2026. These changes include establishing new loan limits for graduate students, professional students, and parents, and phasing out the Graduate PLUS (Grad PLUS) Program. The Working Families Tax Cuts Act also simplifies the current broken and confusing myriad of Federal student loan repayment plans by phasing out the existing Income- Contingent Repayment (ICR) plans, creating a new Tiered Standard repayment plan option, and establishing a new income-driven repayment plan known as the Repayment Assistance Plan. The Working Families Tax Cuts Act also enables borrowers in default who have previously rehabilitated a defaulted loan a second chance to rehabilitate their loan(s) and resume repayment.","document_number":"2026-08556","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/01/2026-08556/reimagining-and-improving-student-education-federal-student-loan-program-final-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-01/pdf/2026-08556.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08556.pdf?1777553126","publication_date":"2026-05-01","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":"the default plan for many new loans, even though it is not PSLF-<span class=\"match\">qualifying</span>.\n \n \n Discussion: \n The Department believes our regulations clearly outline the <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> plans for purposes of PSLF forgiveness under the definition \n <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> repayment plan \n in § 685.219(b). The NPRM (91 FR 4284) explains that the Repayment Assistance Plan is being added as a <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> repayment plan for PSLF and that the Tiered Standard repayment plan is not a PSLF-<span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> repayment plan.\n \n \n Changes: \n None.\n \n Consolidation \n \n Comments: \n Several commenters"},{"title":"Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations governing the process by which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects H-1B registrations for unique beneficiaries for filing of H-1B cap-subject petitions (or H-1B petitions for any year in which the registration requirement is suspended). Through this rule, DHS is implementing a weighted selection process that will generally favor the allocation of H-1B visas to higher-skilled and higher-paid aliens, while maintaining the opportunity for employers to secure H-1B workers at all wage levels, to better serve the congressional intent for the H-1B program. This rule will be effective in time for the FY 2027 registration season.","document_number":"2025-23853","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-29/pdf/2025-23853.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23853.pdf?1766497516","publication_date":"2025-12-29","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":"cap for H-1B workers who have earned a <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> U.S. master's or higher degree may not exceed 20,000 foreign workers. \n See \n INA sec. 214(g)(5)(C), 8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(5)(C).\n \n \n \n 3 \n  Exempt petitions are petitions for (1) <span class=\"match\">employment</span> (or an offer of <span class=\"match\">employment</span>) at an institution of higher education or a related affiliated nonprofit entity, (2) <span class=\"match\">employment</span> (or an offer of <span class=\"match\">employment</span>) at a nonprofit research organization or a government research organization, or (3) H-1B workers who have earned a <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> U.S. master's degree or higher degree."},{"title":"Reimagining and Improving Student Education","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations for the Federal student loan programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended (the title IV, HEA programs) to implement the statutory changes to the title IV, HEA programs included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. These changes include establishing new loan limits for graduate students, professional students, and parents, and phasing out the Graduate PLUS Program. The Department notes that the term \"professional student\" as used in this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is intended solely to distinguish those programs that we propose would be eligible for higher loan limits, as required by the OBBB. The designation, or lack thereof, of a program as \"professional\" does not reflect a value judgment by the Department regarding whether a borrower graduating from the program is considered a \"professional.\" This NPRM only interprets the phrase \"professional student\" as used in the context of the loan limits established by the OBBB. The OBBB also simplifies the current broken and confusing myriad of Federal student loan repayment plans by phasing out the existing Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) plans, creating a new tiered standard repayment plan option, and implementing a new income-driven repayment plan known as the Repayment Assistant Plan. The OBBB also enables borrowers in default who have previously rehabilitated a defaulted loan a second chance to rehabilitate their loan(s) and resume repayment.","document_number":"2026-01912","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/30/2026-01912/reimagining-and-improving-student-education","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-30/pdf/2026-01912.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01912.pdf?1769694321","publication_date":"2026-01-30","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":"reconsideration process, even when the borrower was employed full-time by a <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> employer. \n \n Reasons: \n The regulations are amended to reflect the changes made by the OBBB. Under the PSLF program, a borrower working in <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> public service <span class=\"match\">could</span> have the remaining balance of their Direct Loans forgiven after they have made the equivalent of 120 <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> monthly payments under a <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> repayment plan. The OBBB added the Repayment Assistance Plan as a <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> repayment plan for the PSLF program. Accordingly, the Department proposes"},{"title":"Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (GE), Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, Ability to Benefit (ATB)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Secretary is proposing new regulations to promote transparency, competence, stability, and effective outcomes for students in the provision of postsecondary education. Using the terminology of past regulatory proposals, these regulations seek to make improvements in the areas of gainful employment (GE); financial value transparency; financial responsibility; administrative capability; certification procedures; and Ability to Benefit (ATB).","document_number":"2023-09647","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/19/2023-09647/financial-value-transparency-and-gainful-employment-ge-financial-responsibility-administrative","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-05-19/pdf/2023-09647.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-09647.pdf?1684413923","publication_date":"2023-05-19","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":"students for gainful <span class=\"match\">employment</span>, they should enable students to secure <span class=\"match\">employment</span> that provides higher earnings than what they might expect to earn if they did not pursue a college credential. This position is consistent with the ordinary meaning of the phrase “gainful <span class=\"match\">employment</span>” and the purposes of the title IV, HEA programs, which generally require students who receive assistance to have already completed a high school education,\n 20 \n \n and then require GE programs “to prepare” those high school graduates for “gainful <span class=\"match\">employment</span>” in a recognized"},{"title":"Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) is issuing this final rule regarding section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (section 1557). Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in certain health programs and activities. Section 1557(c) of the ACA authorizes the Secretary of the Department to promulgate regulations to implement the nondiscrimination requirements of section 1557. The Department is also revising its interpretation regarding whether Medicare Part B constitutes Federal financial assistance for purposes of civil rights enforcement. Additionally, the Department is revising provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) governing Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE); health insurance issuers and their officials, employees, agents, and representatives; States and the Exchanges carrying out Exchange requirements; agents, brokers, or web-brokers that assist with or facilitate enrollment of qualified individuals, qualified employers, or qualified employees; issuers providing essential health benefits (EHB); and qualified health plan issuers.","document_number":"2024-08711","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/06/2024-08711/nondiscrimination-in-health-programs-and-activities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-06/pdf/2024-08711.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08711.pdf?1714162519","publication_date":"2024-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"to an employer with regard to its <span class=\"match\">employment</span> practices, including the provision of employee health benefits. We noted that, although the 2016 and 2020 Rules applied to <span class=\"match\">employment</span> in very limited circumstances, OCR determined that the proposed approach would minimize confusion among individuals seeking relief under Federal Equal <span class=\"match\">Employment</span> Opportunity laws and would promote clarity regarding the filing and processing of <span class=\"match\">employment</span> discrimination complaints. We stated our belief that, as is the case with <span class=\"match\">employment</span> discrimination complaints generally"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\" or \"the Department\") proposes to update the Department's current rulemaking methodology titled, \"Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment\" (\"Process Rule\"). Specifically, DOE proposes to: make Appendix A binding on DOE for certain actions; amend objectives and considerations consistent with recent Executive orders and Department policies; add a definition of \"significant energy savings\"; re-instate the comparative analysis requirement, described as a \"walk up\" approach; include certain economic thresholds; re-instate the description of clear and convincing evidence; and revert to language from the 2020 Process Rule text, with minor edits, in several sections. In addition to requesting written comments on its proposal, DOE will also hold a public meeting to discuss this proposal and obtain additional input.","document_number":"2026-13674","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/07/2026-13674/energy-conservation-program-procedures-interpretations-and-policies-for-consideration-of-new-or","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-07/pdf/2026-13674.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13674.pdf?1783341912","publication_date":"2026-07-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"analysis of utility impacts will include estimated marginal impacts on electric and gas utility costs and revenues. \n (v) National energy, economic, and <span class=\"match\">employment</span> impacts. The analysis of national energy, economic, and <span class=\"match\">employment</span> impacts will include: estimated energy savings by fuel type; estimated net present value of benefits to all consumers; and estimates of the direct and indirect impacts on <span class=\"match\">employment</span> by appliance manufacturers, relevant service industries, energy suppliers, suppliers of complementary and substitution products, and the economy in"},{"title":"Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals With Acute Kidney Injury, End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program, and End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule updates and revises the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System for calendar year 2026. This rule also includes updates to the payment rate for renal dialysis services furnished by an ESRD facility to individuals with acute kidney injury. In addition, this rule updates the requirements for the ESRD Quality Incentive Program and terminates and modifies requirements for the ESRD Treatment Choices Model.","document_number":"2025-20681","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20681/medicare-program-end-stage-renal-disease-prospective-payment-system-payment-for-renal-dialysis","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-24/pdf/2025-20681.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20681.pdf?1763673309","publication_date":"2025-11-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"Kt/V (Clinical) \n 11 <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> patients \n N/A \n 11-25 <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> patients. \n \n \n Kt/V Dialysis Adequacy Measure Topic: Pediatric HD Kt/V (Clinical) \n 11 <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> patients \n N/A \n 11-25 <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> patients. \n \n \n Kt/V Dialysis Adequacy Measure Topic: Adult PD Kt/V (Clinical) \n 11 <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> patients \n N/A \n 11-25 <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> patients. \n \n \n Kt/V Dialysis Adequacy Measure Topic: Pediatric PD Kt/V (Clinical) \n 11 <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> patients \n N/A \n 11-25 <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> patients. \n \n \n VAT: Long-term Catheter Rate (Clinical) \n 11 <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> patients \n N/A \n 11-25"},{"title":"Regulations To Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is issuing a proposed rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires a covered entity to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified employee's or applicant's known limitation related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause an undue hardship on the operation of the business of the covered entity.","document_number":"2023-17041","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/11/2023-17041/regulations-to-implement-the-pregnant-workers-fairness-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-11/pdf/2023-17041.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-17041.pdf?1691421317","publication_date":"2023-08-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION","name":"Equal Employment Opportunity Commission","id":147,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/equal-employment-opportunity-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/147","parent_id":null,"slug":"equal-employment-opportunity-commission"}],"excerpts":"conditions, or privileges of <span class=\"match\">employment</span> or, in shorthand, to enjoy equal benefits and privileges. S\n ee also \n EEOC Compliance Manual Section 613 \n Terms, Conditions, and Privileges of <span class=\"match\">Employment</span>, \n 613.1(a) (1982) (“terms, conditions, and privileges of <span class=\"match\">employment</span>” are “to be read in the broadest possible terms” and “a distinction is rarely made between terms of <span class=\"match\">employment</span>, conditions of <span class=\"match\">employment</span>, or privileges of <span class=\"match\">employment</span>”), \n https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/cm-613-terms-conditions-and-privileges-<span class=\"match\">employment</span>#:~:text=The%20following%20emp"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This final rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); requirements related to defrayal for the cost of any State-required benefits in addition to the EHB; cost- sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive plan years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); and revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States. This final rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-10050","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/20/2026-10050/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2027-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-20/pdf/2026-10050.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10050.pdf?1779135308","publication_date":"2026-05-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"concerns that excluding such benefits from cost-sharing protections <span class=\"match\">could</span> increase out-of-pocket costs for consumers and <span class=\"match\">could</span> result in delayed or forgone care, particularly for individuals with serious or chronic conditions. Some commenters stated concern that, by reducing the scope of EHB in this way, this policy <span class=\"match\">could</span> decrease the amount of financial assistance available to Exchange enrollees and negatively impact enrollment. Commenters further stated that the proposal <span class=\"match\">could</span> erode the comprehensiveness of coverage, weaken consumer protections"},{"title":"Great Lakes Pilotage Modernization","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Coast Guard is amending certain Great Lakes Pilotage regulatory requirements to align with current Coast Guard and U.S. pilot association operations and pilotage practices. This final rule clarifies the different phases of training and types of registrations for Pilots who work on the Great Lakes, eliminates outdated practices and redundant requirements, and adds much needed structure regarding the billing dispute process.","document_number":"2024-19839","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/17/2024-19839/great-lakes-pilotage-modernization","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-17/pdf/2024-19839.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-19839.pdf?1726490715","publication_date":"2024-09-17","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"},{"raw_name":"Coast Guard","name":"Coast Guard","id":53,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/coast-guard","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/53","parent_id":227,"slug":"coast-guard"}],"excerpts":"46 CFR subchapter B, part 11. We delete the outdated references to Title 52 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. We also change applicants <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> with “ocean service” to applicants <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> with “other than Great Lakes service,” because mariners may have different endorsements on their MMC, such as Master-Ocean or Master-Inland Waters. This change clarifies that applicants <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> with an endorsement on their MMC other than Great Lakes service must obtain at least 6 months of service as a deck officer, or comparable experience"},{"title":"Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification","type":"Rule","abstract":"FAA is amending rules for the manufacture, certification, operation, maintenance, and alteration of light-sport aircraft. The amendments enable enhancements in safety and performance and increase privileges under a number of sport pilot and light-sport aircraft rules. These enhancements include increasing suitability for flight training, limited aerial work, and personal travel. This final rule expands what aircraft sport pilots may operate. This final rule also amends the special purpose operations for restricted category aircraft; amends the duration, eligible purposes, and operating limitations for experimental aircraft; and adds operating limitations applicable to experimental aircraft engaged in space support vehicle flights to codify statutory language.","document_number":"2025-13972","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/24/2025-13972/modernization-of-special-airworthiness-certification","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-24/pdf/2025-13972.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13972.pdf?1753274717","publication_date":"2025-07-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Aviation Administration","name":"Federal Aviation Administration","id":159,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-aviation-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/159","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-aviation-administration"}],"excerpts":"certificated EAB kit airplane <span class=\"match\">could</span> not obtain a statement of compliance to FAA-accepted consensus standards for certification in the light-sport category. This is because a kit manufacturer <span class=\"match\">could</span> not sign a statement of compliance since the kit manufacturer did not completely build the airplane or conduct necessary ground and flight tests. Likewise, an amateur builder <span class=\"match\">could</span> not sign a statement of compliance since they are not the aircraft manufacturer in terms of holding the kit model's design, manufacturing, and test data, nor <span class=\"match\">could</span> they state the kit manufacturer"},{"title":"Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document sets forth these final rules related to certain provisions of the No Surprises Act regarding the Federal independent dispute resolution (IDR) process, which was established as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA). These rules finalize new requirements relating to the disclosure of information that group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage must include along with the initial payment or notice of denial of payment for certain items and services subject to the surprise billing protections in the No Surprises Act. These final rules also require plans and issuers to communicate information by using claim adjustment reason codes (CARCs) and remittance advice remark codes (RARCs), as specified in guidance, when providing any paper or electronic remittance advice (ERA) to an entity that does not have a contractual relationship with the plan or issuer. This document also finalizes amendments to certain requirements related to the open negotiation period preceding the Federal IDR process, the initiation of the Federal IDR process, the Federal IDR dispute eligibility review process, and the payment and collection of administrative fees and certified IDR entity fees. This document also finalizes the definition of bundled payment arrangements, amends requirements related to batched items and services and amends the rules for extensions of timeframes due to extenuating circumstances. Additionally, this document finalizes provisions that require plans and issuers to register in the Federal IDR portal. In accordance with Federal law, a summary of these rules may be found at https://www.regulations.gov/.","document_number":"2026-11140","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/04/2026-11140/federal-independent-dispute-resolution-operations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-04/pdf/2026-11140.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11140.pdf?1780348210","publication_date":"2026-06-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Internal Revenue Service","name":"Internal Revenue Service","id":254,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/internal-revenue-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/254","parent_id":497,"slug":"internal-revenue-service"},{"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":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","name":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","id":131,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employee-benefits-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/131","parent_id":271,"slug":"employee-benefits-security-administration"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"the <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> payment amount reflected in the open negotiation notice accurately reflects the initial payment amount and <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> payment amount disclosed with the initial payment for the item or service, and if not, or if the open negotiation notice indicates that the initial payment amount or <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> payment amount was not communicated by the plan or issuer with the initial payment or notice of denial of payment or other remittance advice, the initial payment amount (including $0 if, for example, payment is denied) and/or <span class=\"match\">qualifying</span> payment"}]}