Proposed rule published by Labor Department on July 31

The US Labor Department published a four page proposed rule on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on ``Open MEPs'' and Other Issues Under Section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

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 July 31

Title
Definition of “Employer” Under Section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Retirement Plans and Other Multiple-Employer Plans
``Open MEPs'' and Other Issues Under Section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Proposed Collection, Comment Request
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Required Elements for Submission of the Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Coal Mine Dust Sampling Devices
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; High-Voltage Continuous Mining Machines Standards for Underground Coal Mines
Notice of Exemption Involving Retirement Clearinghouse, LLC (RCH or the Applicant), Located in Charlotte, North Carolina