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Rule Mon, Nov 2, 2026

Improving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure

Labor Department/Employee Benefits Security Administration

Federal Register summary The Department is issuing a final regulation that will require providers of pharmacy benefit management services and affiliated providers of brokerage and consulting services to disclose information about their compensation to fiduciaries of large, self-insured group health plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Pharmacy spending is a major driver of overall healthcare costs for employers and is growing faster than medical and surgical spending. These disclosure requirements apply for purposes of ERISA's statutory prohibited transaction exemption for service…

Effective Mon, Jan 4, 2027 Ohio in the full text FederalRegister.gov

Rule Fri, Aug 21, 2026

Rescission of Executive Order 11246 Implementing Regulations

Labor Department/Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office

Federal Register summary On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14173, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity," which revoked Executive Order 11246. Accordingly, the U.S. Department of Labor publishes this final rule to rescind the implementing regulations for Executive Order 11246.

Effective Mon, Oct 26, 2026 Ohio in the full text FederalRegister.gov

Rule Thu, Aug 20, 2026

Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service Staffing

Labor Department/Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register summary The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) is removing the requirement that States use State merit staff to provide Wagner-Peyser Employment Service (ES) services. This final rule allows States to use the staffing model that provides the required services with the most efficient and cost-effective model for their State.

Effective Mon, Oct 19, 2026 Ohio in the full text FederalRegister.gov

Notice Fri, May 29, 2026

Obayashi-Jay Dee Joint Venture; Application for Permanent Variance and Interim Order; Grant of Interim Order; Request for Comments

Labor Department/Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Federal Register summary In this notice, OSHA announces the application of Obayashi-- Jay Dee Joint Venture (OJD) for a permanent variance and interim order from provisions of the OSHA standard that regulates work in compressed- air environments, presents the agency's preliminary finding on OJD's application, and announces the granting of an interim order. OSHA invites the public to submit comments on the variance application to assist the agency in determining whether to grant the applicant a permanent variance based on the conditions specified in this application.

Effective Fri, May 29, 2026 Ohio in the full text FederalRegister.gov

Proposed rule Wed, May 13, 2026

Excepted Fertility Benefits

Treasury Department/Internal Revenue Service/Labor Department/Employee Benefits Security Administration/Health and Human Services Department

Federal Register summary This document contains proposed rules that would amend the regulations regarding excepted benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to establish certain fertility benefits as a new category of limited excepted benefits. Excepted benefits are generally exempt from the market requirements that were added to those laws by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the No Surprises Act, and certain other Federal laws specifically related to group…

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Notice Tue, Apr 28, 2026

Program Year (PY) 2026 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Allotments; PY 2026 Title III Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service (ES) Allotments and PY 2026 Workforce Information Grants

Labor Department/Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register summary This notice announces allotments for PY 2026 for WIOA Title I Youth, Adult, and Dislocated Worker Activities programs; allotments for ES activities under the Wagner-Peyser Act for PY 2026, and the allotments of Workforce Information Grants to States for PY 2026.

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Proposed rule Thu, Apr 23, 2026

Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act

Labor Department/Wage and Hour Division

Federal Register summary Since 2021, the Department has not provided any regulatory guidance addressing joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or Act) for the benefit of workers, employers, or its enforcement personnel. In this rulemaking, the Department proposes to clarify how to determine joint employer status under the FLSA in Part 791 of Title 29, where its joint employer regulations were located prior to 2021. Additionally, the Department is also proposing to amend provisions in its regulations implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural…

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Notice Wed, Apr 22, 2026

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) 2026 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL)

Labor Department/Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register summary Title I of WIOA requires the U.S. Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to update and publish the LLSIL tables annually, for uses described in the law (including determining eligibility for youth). WIOA defines the term "low-income individual" as (inter alia) one whose total family annual income does not exceed the higher level of the poverty line or 70 percent of the LLSIL. This issuance provides the Secretary's annual LLSIL for 2026 and references the current 2026 Health and Human Services "Poverty Guidelines."

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Proposed rule Fri, Mar 27, 2026

Improving Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Foreign Nationals in the United States

Labor Department/Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register summary The Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) is issuing this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to solicit comments and public input regarding its proposal to revise Employment and Training Administration (ETA) regulations governing the prevailing wages for employment opportunities that United States (U.S.) employers seek to fill with alien workers on a permanent or temporary basis through certain EB-2 and EB-3 employment-based immigrant visas via the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program or through H-1B, H-1B1, or E-3 nonimmigrant visas. Specifically, DOL is proposing to amend…

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Rule Mon, Mar 23, 2026

Minor Child Definition for Form LM-30 Labor Organization Officer and Employee Report

Labor Department/Labor-Management Standards Office

Federal Register summary This final rule revises the definition of "minor child" as that term appears in 29 CFR 404.1(h) and on the Form LM-30 Labor Organization Officer and Employee Report. The definition is changed from "under 21 years of age" to "under 18 years of age." This amendment aims to align the definition with the age of majority recognized in the vast majority of United States jurisdictions, thereby reducing the reporting burden on filers while preserving the integrity and purpose of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA)'s disclosure requirements. A technical correction is also made…

Effective Wed, Apr 22, 2026 Ohio in the full text FederalRegister.gov

Proposed rule Fri, Jan 30, 2026

Improving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure

Labor Department/Employee Benefits Security Administration

Federal Register summary The Department is proposing a regulation that would require providers of pharmacy benefit management services and affiliated providers of brokerage and consulting services to disclose information about their compensation to fiduciaries of self-insured group health plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). These disclosures are needed so that fiduciaries can assess the reasonableness of the contracts or arrangements with these service providers, including the reasonableness of the service providers' compensation. These disclosure requirements would apply for…

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Notice Fri, Dec 19, 2025

Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Certifications for 2025 Under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act

Labor Department/Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register summary The Secretary of Labor signed the annual certifications under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, thereby enabling employers who make contributions to state unemployment funds to obtain certain credits against their liability for the federal unemployment tax. By letter, the certifications were transmitted to the Secretary of the Treasury. The letter and certifications are printed below.

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