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14 August 2026 1 document

The Department of Labor published its regulatory flexibility agenda in the Federal Register on August 14, 2026.

Notice Agenda of Regulations 2026-16599

19 August 2026 19 documents

The Labor Department published nineteen notices on August 19, 2026, soliciting public comments on information collection requests under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Notice Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Pre-Hearing Statement (LS-18) 2026-16904
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Disaster Unemployment Assistance Activities Report 2026-16903
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Linked Open Data on Credentials 2026-16902
Notice Proposed Extension of Information Collection: Form CA-2a, Notice of Recurrence 2026-16901
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Attending Physician's Certification of Continuing Workers' Compensation Disability 2026-16900
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Periodic Medical Surveillance Examinations for Coal Miners 2026-16899
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Application for Waiver of Surface Sanitary Facilities Requirements (Pertaining to Coal Mines) 2026-16898
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Benefit Timeliness and Quality 2026-16897
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Securing Financial Obligations Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and Its Extensions 2026-16896
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services Survey 2026-16895
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Health Standards for Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure (Underground Coal Mines) 2026-16894
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Radiation Sampling and Exposure Records 2026-16893
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Defined Benefit Plan Annual Funding Notice 2026-16892
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Summary Plan Description Requirements Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as Amended 2026-16891
Notice Mechanical Power Press Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements 2026-16890
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Registered Apprenticeship National Public Awareness Campaign 2026-16885
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Consent To Receive Employee Benefit Plan Disclosures Electronically 2026-16883
Notice Proposed Extension Without Change of a Currently Approved Information Collection: Claim for Continuance of Compensation 2026-16882
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Public Comment 2026-16880

20 August 2026 1 document

The Labor Department removed a requirement that states use merit staff to provide Wagner-Peyser Employment Service services.

Rule Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service Staffing 2026-16982

21 August 2026 14 documents

The Labor Department published 11 notices and 3 rules, including modifications to Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act and Section 503 Rehabilitation Act regulations.

28 August 2026 1 document

The Labor Department published a correction to its Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations rule, effective August 28, 2026.

Rule Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations; Correction 2026-17622

The Labor Department published a correction to its Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act implementing regulations and rescinded coordinated enforcement regulations for migrant and seasonal farmworkers.

Rule Modifications to the Regulations Implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as Amended; Correction 2026-17757
Rule Rescission of Coordinated Enforcement Regulations 2026-17726

1 September 2026 13 documents

The Labor Department published thirteen notices on September 1, 2026, concerning information collection requests and privacy act matching programs.

3 September 2026 1 document

The Department of Labor published a notice recognizing Login.gov as having adequate safeguards for unemployment compensation information confidentiality.

Notice Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Notice of Federal Agency With Adequate Safeguards To Satisfy the Confidentiality Requirement of 20 CFR 603.9(d) 2026-18043

4 September 2026 1 document

The Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service published a notice soliciting comments on an information collection request for the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program Grant Recipient Reporting.

Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; OMB Control No. 1293-0014; Veterans' Employment and Training Service Competitive Grants Programs Reporting 2026-18098

10 September 2026 6 documents

The Labor Department published six notices on September 10, 2026, soliciting public comments on information collection requests under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

16 September 2026 1 document

The Labor Department published a final rule requiring state unemployment compensation agencies to disclose confidential information to federal officials for program oversight and audits.

Rule Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) Program; Data Availability 2026-18978

17 September 2026 1 document

The Labor Department published a notice granting an exemption allowing the Abiomed Retirement Savings Plan to acquire and hold contingent value rights.

Notice Exemption Involving the Abiomed Retirement Savings Plan Located in Danvers, MA 2026-19077

21 September 2026 6 documents

The Labor Department published six notices on September 21, 2026, including charter renewal for NACOSH and expansion applications for testing laboratories.

Notice National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH); Charter Renewal 2026-19269
Notice TUV SUD America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition 2026-19268
Notice RETC, LLC.: Application for Expansion of Recognition 2026-19267
Notice Proposed Extension of Information Collection: Refuse Piles and Impoundment Structures 2026-19266
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Qualification/Certification Program Request for MSHA Individual Identification Number (MIIN) 2026-19265
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Information Collections: Disclosures to Workers Under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act 2026-19264

29 September 2026 17 documents

The Department of Labor published 17 notices soliciting public comments on information collection requests and agency appointments.

6 October 2026 1 document

Rule Transparency in Coverage 2026-20447

7 October 2026 1 document

The Labor Department withdrew its proposed rule from July 2, 2025 concerning removal of certain regulatory provisions not issued through notice-and-comment rulemaking.

Proposed Rule Statements of General Policy or Interpretation Not Directly Related to Regulations; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule 2026-20523

8 October 2026 1 document

Notice Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 13658, Notice of Rate Change in Effect for 2027 2026-20646

16 October 2026 16 documents

The Labor Department published 15 notices and one proposed rule on October 16, 2026, including petitions for mine safety modifications, OSHA testing laboratory recognition, and information collection requests.

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