Recent Department of Labor regulations affecting small businesses
Page 2 of 3 • Last updated April 28, 2026
37 Department of Labor regulations have been published in the past 30 days, covering rule changes, notices, and final actions affecting small businesses.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Consumer Expenditure Surveys: Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey; CorrectionApril 28, 2026
Bureau of Labor Statistics corrects a Federal Register notice from April 23, 2026 regarding the Consumer Expenditure Surveys Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey.
- Maryland State Plan; Level of Federal Enforcement: Private Sector Employment on Federal PropertiesApril 27, 2026
Maryland's OSHA State Plan clarification excludes private-sector employment on federally leased or held land from state enforcement jurisdiction.
- Puerto Rico State Plan; Operational Status Agreement; Change in Level of Federal Enforcement: Private Sector Employment on Federal Properties and Marine Construction Conducted by Private Sector EmployeesApril 24, 2026 • Impact: low
Puerto Rico's OSHA State Plan agreement reinstates federal enforcement authority over private-sector employment on federal properties and marine construction by private-sector employees.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Consumer Expenditure Surveys: Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population SurveyApril 23, 2026
Bureau of Labor Statistics seeks OMB approval for a Consumer Expenditure Surveys contingent work supplement to the Current Population Survey under the Paperwork Reduction Act; public comments are invited.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Recordkeeping Requirements-29 U.S.C. 793 Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as AmendedApril 23, 2026 • Impact: low
Department of Labor seeks OMB approval for Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs recordkeeping requirements under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act; public comments are invited.
- Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection ActApril 23, 2026 • Impact: high
The Department of Labor proposes regulatory guidance to clarify joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act using a unified federal standard.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Recordkeeping Requirements-38 U.S.C. 4212 Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as AmendedApril 23, 2026 • Impact: medium
Department of Labor seeks OMB approval for Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act recordkeeping requirements under the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs; public comments are invited.
- The Standard on Gear Certification; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) RequirementsApril 23, 2026
OSHA is seeking public comments on extending OMB approval for information collection requirements under its Standard on Gear Certification.
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) 2026 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL)April 22, 2026 • Impact: low
The U.S. Department of Labor publishes 2026 Lower Living Standard Income Level tables for WIOA Title I youth eligibility determination and low-income individual classification purposes.
- Privacy Act of 1974; System of RecordsApril 21, 2026
Department of Labor modifies eight Privacy Act systems of records to permit disclosure to the Treasury Department and add breach notification routine uses per Executive Order 14249 and OMB memoranda.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Workforce Information Grants to States (WIGS)April 20, 2026
Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration seeks OMB approval for its Workforce Information Grants to States data collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act; public comments are invited.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Death GratuityApril 17, 2026
Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs seeks OMB approval for a death gratuity information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act, with public comment period now open.
- Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding With the Department of Energy (August 28, 1992); Transfers of Regulatory Authority at Certain Privatized Facilities and Operations at the Idaho National Laboratory Site, Hanford Site, Nevada National Security Site and Savannah River SiteApril 17, 2026
This addendum to the 1992 DOL-DOE Memorandum of Understanding transfers occupational safety and health regulatory authority from the Department of Energy to OSHA and approved state agencies for privatized facilities at Idaho National Laboratory, Han…
- House Falls in Marine TerminalsApril 17, 2026
OSHA is finalizing the revocation of its House Falls in Marine Terminals Standard, eliminating workplace safety requirements for marine terminal operations.
- Proposed Extension Without Change of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Miner's Claim for Benefits Under the Black Lung Benefits Act and Employment HistoryApril 17, 2026
The Department of Labor seeks public comments on extending its authority to collect miner benefit claim and employment history information under the Black Lung Benefits Act, part of ongoing paperwork burden reduction efforts.