On March 18, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓsubmitted 45 pages of comments on the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed rule making significant and controversial revisions to the National Apprenticeship System, which will affect ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓmembers, chapters, apprentices and other industry stakeholders participating in government-registered apprenticeship programs, or GRAPs.

On Jan. 17, 2024, the Federal Register published the controversial 626-page U.S. Department of LaborÌýproposed ruleÌýthat would make significant revisions to the National Apprenticeship System that will affect ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓmembers, chapters, apprentices and other industry stakeholders participating in government-registered apprenticeship programs.

UPDATE: The DOL webinar has been postponed to a later date. On Jan. 30, 2024, from 2 to 3:15 p.m. ET, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓis offering an ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓmembers-only webinar on the proposed rule where you will learn about the problematic and beneficial provisions of the rule and hear how you can best participate in regulatory and advocacy efforts to help improve this extensive regulation. Encourage ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓmember and chapter education professionals, human resources, management professionals and other stakeholders to register to attend the webinar. In addition, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration is sponsoring a webinar on Jan. 11, 2024, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET.

On Dec. 14, 2023, the Biden administration announced a U.S. Department of Labor proposed ruleÌýthat would make significant and controversial revisions to the National Apprenticeship System. On Dec. 18, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓissued a press release in response to the ABC-opposed proposal.

On July 24, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 397) by a vote of 264-169 with 29 Republicans supporting the majority.ÌýAdvocates argue the measure is needed to protect the pen