Wage and Hour Division — the long-form archive

coverage from 2026-08-31

What that date means

Coverage begins on 2026-08-31, which is when this archive started holding Federal Register issues — not when the agency started publishing.

Anything earlier is absent from this page, and its absence is not evidence.

31 August 2026 1 document

The Wage and Hour Division rescinded regulations establishing coordinated enforcement procedures for migrant and seasonal farmworkers among three Department of Labor agencies.

Rule Rescission of Coordinated Enforcement Regulations 2026-17726

21 September 2026 1 document

The Wage and Hour Division published a notice requesting comments on extending its information collection for disclosures to workers under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.

Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Information Collections: Disclosures to Workers Under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act 2026-19264

7 October 2026 1 document

The Wage and Hour Division withdrew its proposed rule to remove 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 1 document

The Wage and Hour Division published a notice soliciting comments on extending an information collection request concerning high-wage components of labor value content requirements under the USMCA.

Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Information Collections: High-Wage Components of the Labor Value Content Requirements Under the USMCA 2026-21169

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