Notice published by Labor Department on Jan. 18

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Unemployment Insurance Program: Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 13-95 Providing an Evaluation of a Field Test of Alternative Unemployment Insurance (UI) Performance Measures as Part of the Performance Measurement Review (PMR) Project.

The Department provides billions in unemployment insurance, which peaked around 2011 though spending had declined before the pandemic. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, claimed the Department funds "ineffective and duplicative services" and overregulates the workplace.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Labor Department on Jan. 18

Title
Pilot Project to Create Concurrent Authorities and Responsibilities for the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health and the Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards With Respect to Certain Whistleblower Protection Laws and Certain Laws Establishing Labor Standards Affecting Field Sanitation and Migrant Housing
Proposed Exemptions; Boston Cement Masons Local No. 534 Deferred Income Plan, et al.
Grant of Individual Exemptions; Allied Old English, Inc. Employees' Profit Sharing Plan, et al.
Unemployment Insurance Program: Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 13-95 Providing an Evaluation of a Field Test of Alternative Unemployment Insurance (UI) Performance Measures as Part of the Performance Measurement Review (PMR) Project