Notice 19 May 2025 regulatory compliance, information collection, business implications, workers compensation, labor

📝Comments Wanted on Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire

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 OWCP is soliciting comments on the information collection for Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire.

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Notice 14 Apr 2025 regulatory compliance, disability, employment, department of labor, workers compensation, retain initiative

🏢Notice on Proposed Information Collection for RETAIN Initiative

The Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy is soliciting comments regarding this ODEP-sponsored information collection for the Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) Demonstration Projects and Evaluation. As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, DOL 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.

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Regulatory Updates, Labor Relations 13 Jan 2025 business compliance, labor regulations, workers compensation, longshore act

⚖️Department of Labor Withdraws Longshore Workers' Compensation Rule

The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is withdrawing its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed new procedures for assessing and adjudicating penalties under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA).

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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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