As required under federal law, the Biden Administration has published its first semi-annual regulatory agenda containing a list of each regulatory action federal agencies plan to take during the next 12 months, along with a time estimate as to when the action will be taken. And to no one’s surprise, many of the priority regulatory actions listed involve reversing or rolling back initiatives that were finalized during the Trump Administration.
This memo provides an update on selected regulatory items included on the agenda that should be of interest to our member companies. In addition to highlighting regulatory priorities of the Department of Labor, including the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), we also summarize selected regulatory activities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Please note that conspicuously absent are any initiatives by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) because the agency did not approve a semi-annual regulatory agenda. Similarly, while the agenda does include two initiatives for the National Labor Relations Board, both involve minor procedural regulations that do not merit mentioning.
Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) can read more here.