Posts tagged Apprenticeship Rule
DOL heeds CEI’s advice on apprenticeship rule
December 10, 2024 // DOL seems to have been guided by whole-of-government directives as much as by its own statutory authority. Pages of the proposed rules pursued two objectives that the National Apprenticeship Act does not authorize: the promotion of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and the imposition of demands on state agencies. The National Apprenticeship Act authorizes the secretary of labor “to cooperate with State agencies engaged in the formulation and promotion of standards of apprenticeship.” DOL apparently interpreted “cooperate with” to mean command.
Proposed Biden-Harris Apprenticeship Rule Would Exacerbate Skills Gap
August 14, 2024 // PROPOSED RULE WOULD DISCOURAGE WORKERS AND DISINCENTIVIZE BUSINESSES FROM PARTICIPATING IN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a nearly 800-page rule that would burden apprenticeship programs with red tape, extra costs, and more bureaucracy. The rule includes several problematic new requirements, including