Notice published on Oct. 17 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Working Group on Guidance for Selecting and Monitoring Service Providers; 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. 17

Title
Working Group on Guidance for Selecting and Monitoring Service Providers; Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of Meeting
Working Group Studying Third Party Trustees to Protect Plan Participants; Advisory Council on Employee; Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of Meeting
Full Council Meeting; Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of Meeting
Grant of Individual Exemptions; Teachers Insurance and Annuity
Working Group on the Impact of Alternative Tax Reform Proposals on ERISA Employer-Sponsored Plans; Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting
Proposed Exemptions; Smith Barney Shearson Prototype