Proposed rule published on Sept. 8 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Prohibited Transaction Exemption Procedures; Employee Benefit Plans.

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 Sept. 8

Title
Prohibited Transaction Exemption Procedures; Employee Benefit Plans
Request for Certification of Compliance-Rural Industrialization Loan and Grant Program
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Announcement of the Career Videos for America's Job Seekers Challenge; Correction