The Biden administration recently released itsÌý. The agenda lists upcoming rulemakings and other regulatory actions from each agency that the administration expects to publish in 2023 and 2024. ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓhasÌýprepared a summary of the actions of interest to ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓmembers by agency.

U.S. Department of Labor

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Indoor and Outdoor Settings—.
• Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process—.
• Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings—.
• Personal Protective Equipment in Construction—.
• Powered Industrial Truck Design Standard Update—.
• Welding in Construction Confined Spaces—.
• Procedures for the Use of Administrative Subpoenas—. Ìý
• Infectious Diseases—.

on the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs website at reginfo.gov.

Wage and Hour Division

• Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act—.
• Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees—.
• Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts—.

Office of Apprenticeship

• National Apprenticeship System Enhancements—.

U.S. Department of the Treasury

• Increased Credit or Deduction Amounts for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements—.

Federal Acquisition Regulation Council

• Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2022-003, Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects—.
• FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2023-021, Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting—
• FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2023-020, Modernizing the Davis-Bacon Act Regulations—

Federal Trade Commission

• Ban on Noncompete Agreements—.

National Labor Relations Board

• Election Protection Rule—

Council on Environmental Quality

• National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 —

U.S. Department of Transportation

• Processing Buy America and Buy American Waivers Based on Nonavailability—

To learn more about these regulatory actions, read ABC’s Regulatory Roundup.