Labor Department publishes notice on Oct. 22

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Working Group on Studying the Merits of Defined Contribution vs. Defined Benefit Plans, Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of Meeting.

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 Oct. 22

Title
Working Group Studying Employer Assets In ERISA Employer- Sponsored Plans, Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of Meeting
Working Group Studying Soft Dollar Arrangements and Commission Recapture, Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of Meeting
100th Full Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of Meeting
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Reopening and Extending the Time for Receipt of Nominations for Vacancies Until November 7, 1997
Working Group on Studying the Merits of Defined Contribution vs. Defined Benefit Plans, Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of Meeting