Notice 8 Jul 2025 compliance, labor relations, federal mediation, healthcare institutions, strikes

⚖️FMCS Announces Requirement for Strike Notifications in Healthcare

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), invites the public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection request, Notification of intention to strike or picket at any health care institution Form. This information collection request will be submitted for approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The Notification of intention to strike or picket at any health care institution Form was developed pursuant to the National Labor Relations Act and The Health Care Amendments Act of 1974 which labor organizations must notify FMCS before engaging in any strike, picketing, or other concerted refusal to work at any health care institution.

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Notice 8 Jul 2025 compliance, federal regulations, washington dc, business meeting, labor relations, mining safety

⚒️Sunshine Act Meeting on Mining Safety Regulations - Key Implications

The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission's Sunshine Act meeting will address regulatory compliance issues involving GMS Mine Repair & Maintenance, Inc., focusing on the Secretary of Labor's actions concerning safety regulations. The open session is accessible to all, emphasizing the need for compliance with mine safety standards.

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Notice 1 Jul 2025 compliance, information collection, regulatory requirements, department of energy, contractors, labor relations

📄DOE Notice on Information Collection Extension for Contractors

The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, an information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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Notice 22 May 2025 compliance, federal regulations, privacy act, labor relations, investigative records

🔒Changes to FLRA OIG Records

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Office of Inspector General (OIG) proposes to amend a current FLRA OIG system of records titled, "Office of Inspector General Investigative Files," by adding two categories of individuals covered by the system, modifying four existing routine uses, rescinding one existing routine use, adding eight new routine uses, adding clarity and specificity to descriptions of the system, and making technical changes and corrections.

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Notice 20 May 2025 regulatory compliance, arbitrators, arbitration, private sector, labor relations, fmcs

📄FMCS Seeks Comments on Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), invites the public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection request, Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire, FMCS Form R-22. This information collection request will be submitted for approval to the Office of Management Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire, FMCS Form R-22, allows FMCS to comply with its statutory obligation to make governmental facilities available for voluntary arbitration. To carry out this policy, FMCS have issued regulations which provide for the operation and maintenance of a roster of professional arbitrators. The arbitrators are private citizens, not employees of FMCS, and are paid by the parties for hearing and deciding the issues submitted under a collective bargaining agreement and in other circumstances. Applicants for listing on the roster submit an Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire, FMCS Form R-22, which is used by FMCS to evaluate their qualifications. This allows FMCS to be able to restrict its roster to qualified individuals only.

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Notice 20 May 2025 compliance, business regulation, arbitration, federal agency, labor relations, fmcs

⚖️FMCS Request for Arbitration Panel

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), invites the public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection request, Request for Arbitration Panel, FMCS Form R-43. This information collection request will be submitted for approval to the Office of Management Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The Request for Arbitration Panel, FMCS Form R-43, allows FMCS to comply with its statutory obligation to make governmental facilities available for voluntary arbitration. To carry out this policy, FMCS have issued regulations which provide for the operation and maintenance of a roster of professional arbitrators. The arbitrators are private citizens, not employees of FMCS, and are paid by the parties for hearing and deciding the issues submitted under a collective bargaining agreement and in other circumstances. The Request for Arbitration Panel, FMCS Form R-43, is used by the parties, labor and management individually or jointly, to request that FMCS furnish a list of arbitrators.

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Notice 23 Apr 2025 compliance, federal regulations, national security, dod, labor relations

🛡️Department of Defense Executive Order 14251 Certification Overview

The notice announces publication of the certification from the Secretary of Defense to the President that the provisions of the Federal Service Labor Management Relations Statute can be applied to the subdivisions listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section in a manner consistent with national security requirements and consideration.

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Proposed Rule 16 Apr 2025 federal regulation, gsa, business strategy, contractor compliance, labor relations, union membership

🏢GSA Plans Rescission of Federal Management Regulation on Union Membership

GSA plans to issue a final rule rescinding the Federal Management Regulation (FMR) Case 2022-02, "Soliciting Union Memberships Among Contractors in GSA-Controlled Buildings," published on September 2, 2022.

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Notice 26 Mar 2025 compliance, privacy act, government regulation, records management, labor relations, nlrb

📄New NLRB FOIA Records System

Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Agency") publishes this notice of a new system of records called "NLRB Freedom of Information Act Records (NLRB-37)." The Agency, elsewhere in the Federal Register, is also publishing a notice that it is rescinding two systems of records: NLRB FOIAonline (NLRB-35); and Freedom of Information Act Tracking System (FTS) and Associated Agency Files (NLRB-32). All persons are advised that, in the absence of submitted comments considered by the Agency as warranting modification of the notice as here proposed, it is the intention of the Agency that the notice shall be effective upon expiration of the comment period without further action.

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Notice 7 Mar 2025 compliance, united states, arbitration, business management, labor relations, fmcs

📄FMCS Notice on Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), invites the public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection request, Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire, FMCS Form R-22. This information collection request will be submitted for approval to the Office of Management Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire, FMCS Form R-22, allows FMCS to comply with its statutory obligation to make governmental facilities available for voluntary arbitration. To carry out this policy, FMCS have issued regulations which provide for the operation and maintenance of a roster of professional arbitrators. The arbitrators are private citizens, not employees of FMCS, and are paid by the parties for hearing and deciding the issues submitted under a collective bargaining agreement and in other circumstances. Applicants for listing on the roster submit an Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire, FMCS Form R-22, which is used by FMCS to evaluate their qualifications. This allows FMCS to be able to restrict its roster to qualified individuals only.

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