On September 4, the Trump Administration unveiled its Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions mapping out federal agency priorities for the coming months. This bi-annual publication informs the public of regulations under consideration or planned by federal agencies. The present agenda includes several submissions by labor agencies.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) submission updates projected timelines for action already in progress of relevance to construction contractors, including Wage and Hour Division plans to revisit the regulations regarding the independent contractor and joint employer standards under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Interestingly, the Department does not expect to review overtime requirements under the FLSA in the next 12 months.
While not included in the agenda, DOL’s Wage and Hour Division also recently and publicly submitted for approval a proposed rulemaking amending the child labor hours of work and hazardous occupation (HO) standards under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s agenda includes a final regulation later this fall that would change the actuarial assumptions for multiemployer pension play withdrawal liability. The regulation has been years in the making and dates back to the previous administration. The Department of Homeland Security is expected to begin rulemakings on limiting or restricting employment authorizations for asylum applicants and those on humanitarian parolee. If finalized, this would be further actions that could limit access to labor.
AGC regularly provides input on regulatory actions through the public comment process and stakeholder meetings with agencies and the administration. AGC will monitor and consider participation in these actions, and will notify members of significant developments.
For more information, contact Claiborne Guy at claiborne.guy@agc.org or 703-837-5382.