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, Employment Initiatives 8 Jan 2025 public meeting, business compliance, department of labor, toxic substances, workers compensation, claims process

🏢Advisory Board Meeting on Toxic Substances and Worker Health - 2025

The Advisory Board will meet February 5-6, 2025, in Richland, Washington, near the Hanford Site covered facility. Submission of comments, requests to speak, materials for the record, and requests for special accommodations: You must submit comments, materials, requests to speak at the Advisory Board meeting, and requests for accommodations by January 29, 2025, identified by the Advisory Board name and the meeting date of February 5-6, 2025, by any of the following methods: <bullet> Electronically: Send to: [email protected] (specify in the email subject line, for example "Request to Speak: Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health"). <bullet> Mail, express delivery, hand delivery, messenger, or courier service: Submit one copy to the following address: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health, Room S-3522, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210. Instructions: Your submissions must include the Agency name (OWCP), the committee name (the Advisory Board), and the meeting date (February 5-6, 2025). Due to security-related procedures, receipt of submissions by regular mail may experience significant delays. For additional information about submissions, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. OWCP will make available publicly, without change, any comments, requests to speak, and speaker presentations, including any personal information that you provide. Therefore, OWCP cautions interested parties against submitting personal information such as Social Security numbers and birthdates.

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Compliance, Employment Initiatives 6 Jan 2025 compliance, information collection, apprenticeship, department of labor, workforce development

📊DOL Notice on Information Collection for Workforce Reporting

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employment and Training Administration (ETA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

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Regulatory Compliance, Financial Planning 6 Jan 2025 erisa, san diego, department of labor, lease exemption, construction industry, 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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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 6 Jan 2025 compliance, business regulations, erisa, employee benefits, insurance, department of labor

📄Compliance Notice

The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is soliciting comments on the extension of the information collection requests (ICRs) contained in the documents described below. A copy of the ICRs may be obtained by contacting the office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. ICRs also are available at reginfo.gov (https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain).

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Regulatory Compliance, Employment Initiatives 6 Jan 2025 compliance, department of labor, performance reporting, employment initiatives, workforce innovation and opportunity act

📄DOL Requests Comments on WIOA Performance Reporting Requirements

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employment and Training Administration (ETA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

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