The Biden Administration’s latest semi-annual regulatory agenda, published July 5, 2024, confirms that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) plans to propose regulations early next year that will lead to a new pay data collection tool. Meanwhile, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has extended the timeline for modernizing its affirmative action regulations, with no action now expected before mid-2025. As the November elections approach, the agenda indicates sparse federal regulatory action until late this year—actions that will be subject to reversal if there is a change of administration.
Other workplace-related regulatory items are also in the works from the EEOC; DOL and its sub-agencies, including OFCCP and the Wage and Hour Division (WHD); the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS); the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); the Department of Agriculture (USDA); and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has prepared a chart with a digest of salient regulatory items.
CWC members can read more here.