Expect Flurry of Final and Proposed Rules: Acting Labor Chief

The Trump administration labor rulemaking output will expand significantly in the coming month, acting Labor Secretary Patrick Pizzella said.

“I won’t say which, but I’m anticipating we’ll have four rules go final and we’ll probably issue a dozen or so” proposed rules before the current fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, Pizzella said in an interview Aug. 29.

The Labor Department currently has five final regulations awaiting White House approval before public release, including rules to set a new salary threshold for overtime pay eligibility; determine drug testing for state jobless benefits; revise requirements for protecting workers from toxic beryllium ...