Occupational Exposure to Beryllium

by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on 01/09/2017.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is amending its existing standards for occupational exposure to beryllium and beryllium compounds. OSHA has determined that employees exposed to beryllium at the previous permissible exposure limits face a significant risk of material impairment to their health. The evidence in the record...

Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust

by the Mine Safety and Health Administration on 01/09/2017.

In response to requests from the public, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reopening the proposed rulemaking record for public comment on the Agency's request for information on Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust.

Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines in Underground Mines

by the Mine Safety and Health Administration on 01/09/2017.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reopening the rulemaking record and requesting additional comments on the Agency's proposed rule on Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines in Underground Mines which was published in the Federal Register on September 2, 2015. The proposed rule would require underground coal mine...

Claims Procedure for Plans Providing Disability Benefits

by the Employee Benefits Security Administration on 12/19/2016.

This document contains a final regulation revising the claims procedure regulations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) for employee benefit plans providing disability benefits. The final rule revises and strengthens the current rules primarily by adopting certain procedural protections and safeguards for disability...

Apprenticeship Programs; Equal Employment Opportunity

by the Employment and Training Administration on 12/19/2016.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL or Department) is issuing this rule to modernize the equal employment opportunity regulations that implement the National Apprenticeship Act of 1937. The existing regulations prohibit discrimination in registered apprenticeship on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, and sex, and require that...

Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2017

by the Employment and Training Administration, the Workers Compensation Programs Office, the Wage and Hour Division, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration on 01/18/2017.

The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) is publishing this final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced in its regulations, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Inflation...

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Claim for Reimbursement of Benefit Payments and Claims Expense Under the War Hazards Compensation Act

by the Labor Department on 01/18/2017.

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``Claim for Reimbursement of Benefit Payments and Claims Expense Under the War Hazards Compensation Act,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in...

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notice of Law Enforcement Officer's Injury or Occupational Disease and Notice of Law Enforcement Officer's Death

by the Labor Department on 01/17/2017.

The Department of Labor is submitting the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``Notice of Law Enforcement Officer's Injury or Occupational Disease and Notice of Law Enforcement Officer's Death,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for...

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Disability Employment Initiative Evaluation

by the Labor Department on 01/11/2017.

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) proposal titled, ``Disability Employment Initiative Evaluation,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995...

Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust

by the Mine Safety and Health Administration on 01/09/2017.

In response to requests from the public, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reopening the proposed rulemaking record for public comment on the Agency's request for information on Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust.

Updating Regulations Issued Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Service Contract Act, Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Employee Polygraph Protection Act, and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act

by the Wage and Hour Division on 01/09/2017.

In this final rule, the Department of Labor (DOL or Department) revises regulations issued pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA), the Service Contract Act (SCA), Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Employee Polygraph Protection Act...

Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines in Underground Mines

by the Mine Safety and Health Administration on 01/09/2017.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reopening the rulemaking record and requesting additional comments on the Agency's proposed rule on Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines in Underground Mines which was published in the Federal Register on September 2, 2015. The proposed rule would require underground coal mine...

Occupational Exposure to Beryllium

by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on 01/09/2017.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is amending its existing standards for occupational exposure to beryllium and beryllium compounds. OSHA has determined that employees exposed to beryllium at the previous permissible exposure limits face a significant risk of material impairment to their health. The evidence in the record...

Thermo Fisher Scientific, LLC, Including Workers Whose Unemployment Insurance (UI) Wages, Are Reported Under Thermo Finnigan LLC, and Including On-Site Leased Workers From ATR, ADECCO, AEROTEK and Kelly Services, Austin, Texas; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

by the Employment and Training Administration on 01/05/2017.

Compucom Systems, Inc., Dallas Service Desk, Dallas, Texas; Compucom Systems, Inc., Dallas Service Desk, Plano, Texas; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

by the Employment and Training Administration on 01/05/2017.