Presidential Document 30 Jan 2025 construction industry, government regulation, federal architecture, civic design, public spaces

🏛️Federal Civic Architecture Policy

This memorandum directs the GSA to recommend ways to enhance the visual identity of federal buildings, emphasizing traditional architecture that reflects regional heritage. It also establishes procedures for community input on design choices, aiming to improve public spaces while maintaining alignment with federal architectural principles.

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Regulations, Compliance 10 Jan 2025 agriculture, government contracts, transportation, government procurement, customs duties and inspection, imports, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, motor vehicle safety, employment, aliens, intergovernmental relations, penalties, law enforcement, motor vehicles, immigration, investigations, housing, business regulations, whistleblowing, health, airmen, civil penalties, trade agreements, inflation adjustments, insurance, department of labor, surety bonds, employee benefit plans, health insurance, construction industry, labor, monetary penalties, housing standards, wages, watches and jewelry, black lung benefits, indians-arts and crafts, labor management relations, lie detector tests, minimum wages, migrant labor, child labor, labor compliance, longshore and harbor workers, mine safety and health, homeworkers, miners, mines, teachers, maternal and child health, workers' compensation, occupational safety and health, clothing

💼2025 Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment - Labor Impact

The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) is publishing this final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by the Department, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Inflation Adjustment Act). The Inflation Adjustment Act requires the Department to annually adjust its civil money penalty levels for inflation no later than January 15 of each year. The Inflation Adjustment Act provides that agencies shall adjust civil monetary penalties notwithstanding section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Additionally, the Inflation Adjustment Act provides a cost- of-living formula for adjustment of the civil penalties. Accordingly, this final rule sets forth the Department's 2025 annual adjustments for inflation to its civil monetary penalties.

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Regulatory Compliance, Financial Planning 6 Jan 2025 lease exemption, construction industry, erisa, san diego, department of labor, apprenticeship training

🏗️ERISA Exemption for Training Fund Lease in San Diego

This document gives notice of an individual exemption from certain prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA or the Act). The exemption permits the Associated General Contractors of America, San Diego Chapter, Inc. (the Chapter) to lease certain improved real property (the Property) located in San Diego, California to the Associated General Contractors of America, San Diego Chapter, Inc. Apprenticeship and Training Fund (the Plan or the Applicant).

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