2024 Spring Regulatory Agenda Released
On the afternoon of July 5, 2024, when absolutely nobody was paying attention, the administration released its Spring 2024 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions . The semiannual agendas, which are customarily released in the fall and spring of each year, set forth the administration’s planned regulatory activity for the next sixth months . This most recent agenda is of particular significance because it is a presidential election year and because it might be the last agenda issued by the Biden administration. Some administrative regulatory priorities have already been finalized, such as the Wage and Hour Division’s overtime and independent contractor rules, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) walkaround regulation. Some others—such as OSHA’s proposed heat standard—are just getting started and represent second-term goals . Here is what some of our favorite agencies have planned, according to the agenda: Workplace Safety (OSHA) Powered Industri...