What did Labor Department publish on Jan. 12?

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on The Department of Labor's Employee Occupational Safety and Health, Workers' Compensation, Drug Free Workplace, Employee Assistance, Voluntary Employee Health Services Fitness, and Drug Free Workplace Programs.

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. 12

Title
Proposed Information Collection Request for Form MA 8-7, Transmittal for Unemployment Insurance Materials; Comment Request
Labor Condition Application Requirements for Employers Seeking To Use Nonimmigrants on E-3 Visas in Specialty Occupations; Filing Procedures
The Department of Labor's Employee Occupational Safety and Health, Workers' Compensation, Drug Free Workplace, Employee Assistance, Voluntary Employee Health Services Fitness, and Drug Free Workplace Programs