USA Workforce Investment Act

Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council) final rule entitled, FAR Case 2022-003, Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects (88 FR 88708, December 22, 2023). Department of Labor final rule entitled, Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (88 FR 57526, August 23, 2023). Employment and Training Administration (ETA) proposed rule entitled, Prohibiting Illegal Discrimination in Registered Apprenticeship Programs (90 FR 28947, July 2, 2025). General education concerning Davis-Bacon federal prevailing wage. General education concerning Project Labor Agreements. General education concerning the need to maintain prevailing wage coverage for federally-assisted multifamily housing projects as part of any Administration initiative on housing. H.R. 1319, the Modern Worker Empowerment Act, legislation to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the standard for determining whether an individual is an employee, and for other purposes; entire bill. H.R. 1320, the Modern Worker Security Act, legislation to ensure that the provision of portable benefits to an individual is not considered in determining whether such individual is an employee of a person; entire bill. H.R. 4148, Legislation to provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations shall have no force or effect; entire bill. H.R. 4366, the Save Local Business Act, legislation to clarify the treatment of two or more employers as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; entire bill. H.R. 5493, the "USA Workforce Investment Act," a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training; entire bill. Implementation of Executive Office of the President, Executive Order 14278, Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future (April 28, 2025). Implementation of Executive Order 14267 Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers and DOJ Anti-Competitive Regulations Task Force, education concerning submissions asserting that Project Labor Agreements and federal prevailing wage regulations should be reconsidered and denominated anti-competitive regulations. Legislative proposals to reauthorize the National Apprenticeship Act. Legislative proposals to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed rule entitled, Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (89 FR 70698, August 30, 2024). S. 531, the "American Apprenticeship Act," a bill to assist States in, and pay for the Federal share of the cost of, defraying the cost of pre-apprenticeships or related instruction associated with qualified apprenticeship programs; entire bill. Wage and Hour Division final rule entitled, Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (89 FR 1638, January 10, 2024). Proposed Rule, Prohibiting Illegal Discrimination in Registered Apprenticeship Programs, (90 FR 28947, July 2, 2025) (a rule revising the regulations governing equal employment opportunity in registered apprenticeship programs).