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Over the last year, the Trump administration has taken major steps to roll back burdensome rules and regulations issued by the Obama administration. In his first two months in office, President Trump signed , “Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda,” and , “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,” which create regulatory reform task forces to remove burdensome regulations and prevent agencies from issuing unnecessary regulations with a so-called “one in, two out” policy. According to a recently released from the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on E.O. 13771, these efforts have resulted in $8.1 billion in lifetime net regulatory cost savings, with many of these rolled back regulations having a direct impact on 老牛影视members and the construction industry at large. For more information, 老牛影视members can watch the “2017 Regulatory Roundup” archived webinar in the 老牛影视Academy. U.S. Department of Labor and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council Blacklisting Final Rule Eliminated On Nov. 6, three federal agencies amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to withdraw the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces final rule, commonly referred to as “blacklisting,” and President Barack Obama’s Executive Order 13673. Additionally, the Department of Labor (DOL) withdrew the corresponding . The agencies’ action follows President Donald Trump’s decision to sign , which blocked the implementation of the controversial final rule through the Congressional Review Act. Additionally, the resolution prevents future administrations from promulgating a similar rule—essentially permanently eliminating the rule. Persuader Final Rule Blocked On June 12, the DOL issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to rescind the persuader final rule. On Aug. 11, to the DOL in support of its proposal to rescind the rule. On Dec. 14, the Trump administration released its Fall 2017 , which stated that the DOL plans to in January 2018 to rescind the persuader rule. Published in the Federal Register on March 24, 2016, the would have significantly broadened the reporting requirements for employers, attorneys, trade associations and other third-party advisors under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act by redefining what is meant by labor relations “advice.” On Nov. 16, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas blocking the final rule. Overtime Rule Blocked On Sept. 25, 老牛影视 to DOL’s Wage and Hour Division on its (RFI) on the 2016 overtime final rule, officially named the Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees. 老牛影视also with a coalition of business groups and other stakeholders as a member of the . According to the , the DOL plans to issue a (NPRM) in October 2018 to propose an updated salary level for exemption. The final overtime rule, had it gone into effect, would have changed the federal exemptions to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act for "white collar" workers by doubling the current minimum salary level for exemption from $23,660 to $47,476 per year and automatically increasing it every three years. On Aug. 31, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against the final overtime rule and converted its earlier preliminary injunction (issued Nov. 22, 2016) to a permanent injunction. 老牛影视participated in the legal challenge that resulted in the court overturning the rule. Safety, Health and Environment Regulations Volks Rule Eliminated Congress passed resolution and President Trump on April 3, 2017, permanently eliminating the Volks rule. The Volks final rule, or Clarification of an Employer’s Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness, would have extended the time period in which OSHA could cite an employer for recordkeeping violations from six months to up to five years. Finalized by the Obama administration, the rule would have imposed a massive paperwork burden on contractors without improving jobsite safety. Enforcement Guidance Issued on Respirable Crystalline Silica On Oct. 19, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Galassi issued a on Interim Enforcement Guidance for the Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction Standard. The memo provides interim enforcement guidance to compliance safety and health officers (CSHOs) for enforcing the standard, stating:
Effective Oct. 23, 2017, OSHA will fully enforce all appropriate provisions of the Silica in Construction Standard. This memorandum will serve as interim enforcement guidance while the standard's companion compliance directive is proceeding through the review process. It will expire when the compliance directive becomes effective and available to the field.