Browsing Category
Regulation
DOL to Hold DC Public Listening Session on Overtime Regulations under the FLSA
The Department of Labor (DOL) will conduct a public listening session in Washington, D.C., to gather views on its overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Letter to U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Services – Proposed Rule: 83 Fed.…
September 24, 2018
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments in response to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s…
NLRB Releases Proposed Rule to Change Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status
On September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a proposed rule revising the test for whether two employers are considered joint employers and held liable under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRB…
Letter to U.S. Department of Education: Proposed Rule 83 Fed. Reg.37242 (July 31, 2018)
Comments on General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Proposed Rule
DOL to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Overtime Regulations under the FLSA
The Department of Labor (DOL) will conduct public listening sessions to gather views on its overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the FLSA, most workers are entitled to minimum wage and overtime pay…
DOI and NOAA Seek Comments on Proposed Rules to Revise Endangered Species Act Regulations
On July 25, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published proposed rules to…
Corps and EPA Seek Comments on Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rule to Recodify Definition of WOTUS
On July 12, 2018, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (Corps) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to re-establish an earlier definition of Waters of…
FDA publishes proposed rule on caloric labeling of food products for sale in vending machines
On July 12, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule titled, Revisions to Certain Requirements for Calorie Labeling on Glass-Front Vending Machines. FDA took this action in response to…
DOI Extends Comment Period on Proposed Rule on Outer Continental Shelf Blow-Out Preventer Systems…
On July 5, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) published a notice to extend the comment period for a proposed rule that would revise requirements for well…
USDA Seeks Comments on Lacey Act Implementation Plan: De Minimus Exception
On July 9, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a proposed rule establishing an exception to the declaration requirement of the Lacey Act. The…