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Wage and Hour Division: 20 rules and proposed rules since January 2024

11 final rules and 9 proposed rules since January 10, 2024, 7 of them marked significant. Common topics: wages, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, migrant labor, administrative practice and procedure, employment.

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DocumentTypePublished
Statements of General Policy or Interpretation Not Directly Related to Regulations; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule
2026-20523
Proposed ruleOct 7
Rescission of Coordinated Enforcement Regulations
2026-17726
Final ruleAug 31
Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2026
2026-10456 · significant
Final ruleMay 27
Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees; Implementation of Federal Court Judgments
2026-09839
Final ruleMay 15
Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
2026-07959 · significant
Proposed ruleApr 23
Employee or Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
2026-03962 · significant
Proposed ruleFeb 27
Employment of Workers With Disabilities Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act; Withdrawal
2025-12534
Proposed ruleJul 7, 2025
Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service
2025-12316
Proposed ruleJul 2, 2025
Recission of Final Rule: Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States
2025-12315 · significant
Proposed ruleJul 2, 2025
Statements of General Policy or Interpretation Not Directly Related to Regulations
2025-12314
Proposed ruleJul 2, 2025
Rescission of Coordinated Enforcement Regulations
2025-11848
Proposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the United States; Ratification of Department's Actions
2025-00526
Final ruleJan 13, 2025
Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Aliens in the United States; Ratification of Department's Actions
2025-00525
Final ruleJan 13, 2025
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2025
2024-31602 · significant
Final ruleJan 10, 2025
Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Restoration of Regulatory Language
2024-29798
Final ruleDec 17, 2024
Employment of Workers With Disabilities Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
2024-27880
Proposed ruleDec 4, 2024
Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States
2024-08333 · significant
Final ruleApr 29, 2024
Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees
2024-08038
Final ruleApr 26, 2024
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2024
2024-00253 · significant
Final ruleJan 11, 2024
Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
2024-00067
Final ruleJan 10, 2024

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