Notice published on Oct. 16 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions.

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. 16

Title
Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions
Working Group Studying Small Businesses: How To Enhance and Encourage the Establishment of Pension Plans, Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Meeting
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; 104th Public Meeting
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Working Group Studying, Retirement Plan Leakage: Cashing Out Your Future From ERISA Employer-Sponsored Pension Plans Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Meeting
Working Group on the Disclosure of the Quality of Health Care Plans, Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Meeting