Employment Standards Administration September 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Information Collections: Work Study Program of the Child Labor Regulations.
Document Number: 2021-20956
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor
The Department of Labor (the Department) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension of the information collection request (ICR) titled ``Work Study Programs of the Child Labor Regulations.'' This comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The Department proposes to extend the approval of this existing information collection without change. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. A copy of the proposed information request may be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice.
Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Partial Withdrawal
Document Number: 2021-19795
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-09-24
Agency: Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor
In December 2020, the Department promulgated a final rule (2020 Tip final rule) to amend its tip regulations to address the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (CAA) amendments to section 3(m) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), among other things. In this final rule, the Department withdraws two portions of the 2020 Tip final rule that have not yet gone into effect addressing civil money penalties (CMPs) and finalizes proposed changes to those portions of the 2020 Tip final rule. The Department also modifies regulatory provisions adopted by the 2020 Tip final rule addressing managers and supervisors.
Rescission of Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Rule: Delay of Effective Date
Document Number: 2021-20100
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-09-21
Agency: Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor
This action delays until October 5, 2021, the effective date of the rule titled ``Rescission of Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Rule,'' published in the Federal Register on July 30, 2021, to conform to the effective date requirements of the Congressional Review Act.
Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 13658, Notice of Rate Change in Effect as of January 1, 2022
Document Number: 2021-19995
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-16
Agency: Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (the Department) is issuing this notice to announce the applicable minimum wage rate for workers performing work on or in connection with federal contracts covered by Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (the Executive Order or the Order), beginning January 1, 2022. Beginning on that date, the Executive Order 13658 minimum wage rate that generally must be paid to workers performing work on or in connection with covered contracts will increase to $11.25 per hour, while the required minimum cash wage that generally must be paid to tipped employees performing work on or in connection with covered contracts will increase to $7.90 per hour. Covered contracts that are entered into on or after January 30, 2022, or that are renewed or extended (pursuant to an option or otherwise) on or after January 30, 2022, will be generally subject to a higher $15.00 minimum wage rate established by Executive Order 14026 of April 27, 2021, Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors.
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