Notice 22 Aug 2025 business compliance, osha, labor regulations, certification, nrtl, product safety

⚙️OSHA Notice on CSA Group NRTL Recognition Expansion

In this notice, OSHA announces the application of CSA Group & Testing Certification Inc., for expansion of the recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.

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Notice 22 Aug 2025 department of labor, labor regulations, personnel, performance review board, executive service

🏢Appointment of Members to the DOL Performance Review Board

Title 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4) provides that Notice of the Appointment of the individual to serve as a member of the Performance Review Board of the Senior Executive Service shall be published in the Federal Register.

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Notice 22 Aug 2025 labor regulations, workplace safety, certification, nrtl, osah, testing

⚖️OSHA Expands QPS Recognition as National Testing Laboratory

In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand the scope of recognition for QPS Evaluation Services, Inc. as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

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Proposed Rule 20 Aug 2025 compliance, osha, labor regulations, workplace safety, respiratory protection

🛡️OSHA Proposes Amendments to Respiratory Protection Standards

OSHA is extending the period for submitting comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the medical evaluation requirements in the Respiratory Protection Standard. The agency is extending the comment period by 60 days to allow interested stakeholders additional time to review the NPRM and collect information and data necessary for comment.

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Notice 7 Aug 2025 compliance, federal contractors, business operations, department of labor, labor regulations, paid sick leave

📋Comments Requested on Paid Sick Leave Regulation for Contractors

The Department of Labor (Department) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension of the information collection request (ICR) titled "Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors." This comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The Department proposes to extend the approval of this existing information collection without change to existing requirements. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. A copy of the proposed information request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice.

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Notice 25 Jul 2025 information collection, osha, labor regulations, workplace safety, occupational safety, asbestos

🏭OSHA Extension of Asbestos Information Collection Requirements

OSHA solicits public comments concerning the proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Asbestos in General Industry Standard.

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Notice 24 Jul 2025 compliance, business operations, osha, labor regulations, occupational safety, nrtl

⚙️OSHA Notice on NSF International's Expansion of Recognition as NRTL

In this notice, OSHA announces the application of NSF International for expansion of the scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.

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Notice 10 Jul 2025 compliance, labor regulations, federal contractors, ofccp, employment discrimination

⚖️Emergency Approval Notice on Employment Discrimination Complaints

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has requested emergency approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to revise the information collection for its complaint program titled, "Complaint Involving Employment Discrimination by a Federal Contractor or Subcontractor." OFCCP submitted its request on July 2, 2025.

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Notice 7 Jul 2025 labor regulations, business obligations, federal contract compliance, ofccp, employment discrimination

⚖️Proposed Revision on Employment Discrimination Complaint Collection

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance request for comment to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This request helps to ensure that: requested data can be provided in the desired format; reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized; collection instruments are clearly understood; and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is soliciting comments on the information collection, Complaint Involving Employment Discrimination by a Federal Contractor or Subcontractor.

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Proposed Rule 7 Jul 2025 employment law, disabilities, department of labor, labor regulations, subminimum wage

⚖️Withdrawal of Proposed Rule on Employment of Workers with Disabilities

The Department of Labor (Department) is withdrawing its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on December 4, 2024 (89 FR 96466), which proposed to amend 29 CFR part 525 to phase out the issuance of subminimum wage certificates under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). With this action, the Department is formally discontinuing the rulemaking process and removing the proposal from further consideration.

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