Proposed rule published by Labor Department on Dec. 24

The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Apprenticeship Programs; Equal Employment Opportunity; Extension of Comment Period.

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 Dec. 24

Title
Apprenticeship Programs; Equal Employment Opportunity; Extension of Comment Period
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Placement Verification and Follow Up of Job Corps Participants
Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Through FY 2017 Stand Down Grant Requests
Agency Information Collection Activities, Comment Request; Solicitation of Nominations for the Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor
Comment Request for Information Collection for Form ETA-9142A, H-2A Application for Temporary Employment Certification, and Appendix A (OMB Control Number 1205-0466), Revision