The Administration has published the first regulatory agenda of President Trump’s second term. The semi-annual agenda includes the following items likely to affect workplace compliance programs:
- An anticipated interim final rule by the FAR Council to implement E.O. 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity;
- OFCCP’s proposed rules to rescind regulations implementing E.O. 11246 and significantly revise regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act;
- Future proposals by the Wage and Hour Division related to joint employment and employee/independent contractor classification; and
- Planned proposals by USCIS to significantly modify rules for H-1B nonimmigrant visas.
Neither the EEOC nor the NLRB submitted information for the regulatory agenda.
The regulatory agenda provides a helpful guide for identifying the administration’s regulatory priorities. However, its projected timelines are often wildly optimistic, so they should be viewed skeptically. This agenda reflects a sharp policy shift from the prior administration, and many of its items focus on rescinding measures adopted during the previous administration.
Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, can review our summary of selected provisions of the regulatory agenda and a table providing a user-friendly digest. CWC members can read more here.