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Federal rules on employment: 93 since January 2024

60 final rules and 33 proposed rules since January 8, 2024, 50 of them marked significant. 3 are open for comment now. Most come from the Homeland Security Department (25), Employment and Training Administration (13), Veterans Affairs Department (12), Personnel Management Office (6).

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Open for comment

DocumentAgencyTypeComments due
Optional Practical Training Fees
2026-20660
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleNov 9
Eliminating the Discretionary 60-Day Grace Period
2026-18631
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleNov 10
Removing Deference to Prior USCIS Determinations of Eligibility
2026-20941
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleNov 13

Every document, newest first

DocumentAgencyTypePublished
Elimination of Time-in-Grade
2026-21319
Personnel Management OfficeFinal ruleOct 19
Removal of Automatic Extensions for Certain Employment Authorization Documents
2026-20955
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleOct 14
Removing Deference to Prior USCIS Determinations of Eligibility
2026-20941
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleOct 14
Optional Practical Training Fees
2026-20660
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleOct 8
Eliminating the Discretionary 60-Day Grace Period
2026-18631
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleSep 11
Modifications to the Regulations Implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as Amended
2026-17116 · significant
Federal Contract Compliance Programs OfficeFinal ruleAug 21
Modifications to the Regulations Implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended
2026-17115 · significant
Federal Contract Compliance Programs OfficeFinal ruleAug 21
Rescission of Executive Order 11246 Implementing Regulations
2026-17114 · significant
Federal Contract Compliance Programs OfficeFinal ruleAug 21
Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service Staffing
2026-16982 · significant
Employment and Training AdministrationFinal ruleAug 20
Regulatory Changes Required by the Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022
2026-16319
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleAug 11
Adjudication of Civil Penalties Against International Marriage Brokers
2026-16290
Justice DepartmentFinal ruleAug 11
Reduction in Force
2026-15665 · significant
Personnel Management OfficeFinal ruleAug 3
Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Family Assistance Programs
2026-15567
Children and Families AdministrationFinal ruleJul 31
Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
2026-14439 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJul 17
Clarification of Discretionary Employment Authorization for Certain Aliens
2026-11285 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleJun 5
Processing Certain Veteran-Requested Veteran Readiness and Employment Benefit Changes Without Administrative Delays
2026-11195
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleJun 4
Elimination of Time-in-Grade
2026-10552
Personnel Management OfficeProposed ruleMay 28
Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Family Assistance Programs
2026-10401
Children and Families AdministrationProposed ruleMay 26
Veteran Readiness and Employment Program: Improving Development and Delivery of Individualized Rehabilitation Plans
2026-08809
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleMay 6
Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, Chief Administrative Law Judge
2026-08484
Justice DepartmentFinal ruleApr 30
USCIS Immigration Fees and Related Procedures Required by H.R.1 Reconciliation Bill
2026-08333
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleApr 29
Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Revisions
2026-08244 · significant
Housing and Urban Development DepartmentProposed ruleApr 28
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
Wage and Hour DivisionProposed ruleApr 23
Removal of Regulations for the Shelter Plus Care and the Supportive Housing Programs
2026-07633
Housing and Urban Development DepartmentFinal ruleApr 20
Work Participation Rate Calculation Changes: Recalibration of the Caseload Reduction Credit and Prohibition of Small Checks in Work Participation Rate Calculation
2026-06632 · significant
Children and Families AdministrationProposed ruleApr 6
Improving Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Foreign Nationals in the United States
2026-06017
Employment and Training AdministrationProposed ruleMar 27
Reduction in Force
2026-04377 · significant
Personnel Management OfficeProposed ruleMar 5
Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer Electronic Filing
2026-04136 · significant
Executive Office for Immigration ReviewFinal ruleMar 2
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
Wage and Hour DivisionProposed ruleFeb 27
Employment Authorization Reform for Asylum Applicants
2026-03595 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleFeb 23
Hiring Authority for Post-Secondary Students
2026-03242 · significant
Personnel Management OfficeFinal ruleFeb 19
Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Fiscal Year 2026 Numerical Limitation for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program
2026-02131
Employment and Training AdministrationFinal ruleFeb 3
Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing, Delay of Merit Staffing Compliance Date
2026-01117
Employment and Training AdministrationFinal ruleJan 21
Improving Continuity for Religious Organizations and Their Employees
2026-00830 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJan 16
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship
2026-00634
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleJan 15
Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions
2025-23853 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleDec 29, 2025
Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts; Rescission of Regulations
2025-23626 · significant
Labor DepartmentFinal ruleDec 22, 2025
Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
2025-19747 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleNov 3, 2025
Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents
2025-19702
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleOct 30, 2025
Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States
2025-19365 · significant
Employment and Training AdministrationFinal ruleOct 2, 2025
Renaming of U.S. Coast Guard Districts
2025-19282
Coast GuardFinal ruleOct 2, 2025
Facilitating Earlier Filing of Certain Electronically Submitted H-2A Petitions
2025-19235
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleOct 2, 2025
Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions
2025-18473 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleSep 24, 2025
State Approving Agency Jurisdiction Rule
2025-16836
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleSep 3, 2025
Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
2025-16554 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentProposed ruleAug 28, 2025
Waiver or Recovery of Overpayments
2025-14487
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleJul 31, 2025
The 81-Month Rule for Dependents' Education Assistance
2025-14486
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleJul 31, 2025
Prohibiting Illegal Discrimination in Registered Apprenticeship Programs
2025-12317 · significant
Employment and Training AdministrationProposed ruleJul 2, 2025
Recission of Final Rule: Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States
2025-12315 · significant
Wage and Hour DivisionProposed ruleJul 2, 2025
Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service Staffing
2025-12275 · significant
Employment and Training AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Modifications to the Regulations Implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended
2025-12233 · significant
Labor DepartmentProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Modifications to the Regulations Implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as Amended
2025-12006 · significant
Federal Contract Compliance Programs OfficeProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Rescission of Affirmative Outreach Requirements for Recipients of WIOA Title I Financial Assistance
2025-11845
Labor DepartmentProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Rescission of Workforce Investment Act Regulations
2025-11742
Employment and Training AdministrationFinal ruleJul 1, 2025
Strengthening Probationary Periods in the Federal Service
2025-11576 · significant
Personnel Management OfficeFinal ruleJun 24, 2025
Post-9/11 Improvements, Fry Scholarship, and Interval Payments Amendments
2024-29907
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleJan 16, 2025
Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons; Eligibility for “T” Nonimmigrant Status; Correction
2025-00553 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJan 14, 2025
Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA)
2025-00539
Occupational Safety and Health AdministrationFinal ruleJan 14, 2025
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2025
2024-31602 · significant
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationFinal ruleJan 10, 2025
Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation
2024-31204
Transportation Security AdministrationFinal ruleJan 2, 2025
Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers
2024-29354 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleDec 18, 2024
Modernizing H-2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections
2024-29353 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleDec 18, 2024
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Program Purpose and Work Requirement Provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
2024-29072 · significant
Food and Nutrition ServiceFinal ruleDec 17, 2024
Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants
2024-28584
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleDec 13, 2024
Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Numerical Limitation for FY 2025 for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program and Portability Flexibility for H-2B Workers Seeking To Change Employers
2024-28017
Employment and Training AdministrationFinal ruleDec 2, 2024
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Standardization of State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances
2024-26845
Food and Nutrition ServiceFinal ruleNov 18, 2024
Employer-Provided Survey Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program
2024-26481 · significant
Employment and Training AdministrationProposed ruleNov 18, 2024
Health and Human Services Adoption of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
2024-21984
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleOct 2, 2024
Establishment of Reporting Requirements for the Development of Advanced Artificial Intelligence Models and Computing Clusters
2024-20529 · significant
Industry and Security BureauProposed ruleSep 11, 2024
Timely Certification and Reporting for Veterans Attending Training Programs
2024-19852
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleSep 5, 2024
Bar to Approval
2024-18345
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleAug 19, 2024
Veteran Readiness and Employment Program: Delegation of Concurrence for Entitlement Extensions
2024-18419
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleAug 16, 2024
Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation
2024-14121
Transportation Security AdministrationFinal ruleJun 28, 2024
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Work Outcomes Measures
2024-13865 · significant
Children and Families AdministrationFinal ruleJun 28, 2024
Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program
2024-09862 · significant
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleMay 13, 2024
Removal of Outdated Regulations
2024-09152 · significant
Indian Health ServiceFinal ruleApr 30, 2024
Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons; Eligibility for “T” Nonimmigrant Status
2024-09022 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleApr 30, 2024
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Program Purpose and Work Requirement Provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
2024-08338 · significant
Food and Nutrition ServiceProposed ruleApr 30, 2024
Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States
2024-08333 · significant
Wage and Hour DivisionFinal ruleApr 29, 2024
Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants
2024-07345
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleApr 8, 2024
Removal of Obsolete Procedures and Requirements Related to F, J, and M Nonimmigrants
2024-06657
U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementFinal ruleApr 3, 2024
Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing; Corrections
2024-03871 · significant
Employment and Training AdministrationFinal ruleFeb 28, 2024
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I Non-Core Programs Effectiveness in Serving Employers Performance Indicator
2024-03279 · significant
Employment and Training AdministrationFinal ruleFeb 23, 2024
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Effectiveness in Serving Employers Performance Indicator
2024-03278 · significant
Education DepartmentFinal ruleFeb 23, 2024
Improving the H-1B Registration Selection Process and Program Integrity
2024-01770 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleFeb 2, 2024
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements
2024-01427
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJan 31, 2024
Guam-Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Visa Waiver Program Automation and Electronic Travel Authorization; Creation of CNMI Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program (EVS-TAP)
2024-00645 · significant
Homeland Security DepartmentFinal ruleJan 18, 2024
National Apprenticeship System Enhancements
2023-27851 · significant
Employment and Training AdministrationProposed ruleJan 17, 2024
85/15 Rule Calculations, Waiver Criteria, and Reports
2024-00629 · significant
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleJan 16, 2024
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2024
2024-00253 · significant
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationFinal ruleJan 11, 2024
Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes
2024-00091
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleJan 11, 2024
Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
2024-00067
Wage and Hour DivisionFinal ruleJan 10, 2024
Removal of Outdated Regulations
2023-28948 · significant
Indian Health ServiceProposed ruleJan 8, 2024

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