Notice2024-14158
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Information Collections: Employment Information Form
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Published
June 27, 2024
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Labor DepartmentWage and Hour Division
Abstract
The Department of Labor (Department) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed revision of the information collection request (ICR) titled "Employment Information Form." This comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. A copy of the proposed information request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53656-53657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14158]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Information Collections: Employment Information Form
AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department) is soliciting comments
concerning a proposed revision of the information collection request
(ICR) titled ``Employment Information Form.'' This comment request is
part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA). This program helps to ensure that requested data can be
provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood,
and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. A copy of the proposed information request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before August 27, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Control Number 1235-
0021, by either one of the following methods: Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aafde2eefaf8ebe9c5c7c7cfc4ded9eacec5c684cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="47100f0317150604282a2a222933340723282b69202831">[email protected]</span></a>; Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier: Division of
Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210.
Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must include the agency name and
Control Number identified above for this information collection.
Commenters are strongly encouraged to transmit their comments
electronically via email or to submit them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized and/or included in the request for
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the information
collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Waterman, Division of
Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation, Wage and Hour Division,
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-0406 (this is not a toll-
free number). Alternative formats are available upon request by calling
1-866-487-9243. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay
services.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Department of Labor's (Department) Wage and Hour
Division WHD (WHD) is authorized to administer and enforce a variety of
laws that establish the minimum standards for wages and working
conditions in the United States. Collectively, these labor standards
cover most private, state, and local government employment. These labor
laws range from some of the earliest labor protections passed by
Congress to some of the most recent. Although they differ in scope, all
of the statutes enforced by WHD are intended to protect and to promote
the welfare of the nation's workforce; to provide opportunities for
advancement; to ensure fair compensation for work performed; and to
level the playing field for responsible employers. The Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA) minimum wage provisions and the government
contract prevailing wage laws provide a floor for the payment of fair
wages, while the FLSA overtime provisions are intended to broaden work
opportunities and promote employment. The Migrant and Seasonal
Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) and the immigration programs
establish working conditions intended to protect the wages and the
safety and health of vulnerable workers; to ensure that the local labor
force is not displaced by lower paid foreign or migrant labor; and
ensure employers that obey the law are not disadvantaged. The McNamara-
O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) requires contractors and
subcontractors performing services on prime contracts in excess of
$2,500 to pay service employees in various classes no less than the
wage rates and fringe benefits found prevailing in the locality, or the
rates (including prospective increases) contained in a predecessor
contractor's collective bargaining agreement. The Davis-Bacon and
Related Acts (DBRA)
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require payment of prevailing wages on federal funded or assisted
construction projects. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was
enacted to help workers balance family and work responsibilities and
help keep middle class families in the middle class by providing job
protection, and the child labor provisions of the FLSA ensure the safe
employment of young workers; encourage their educational endeavors; and
provide a path to future employment. The Department also administers
portions of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, various Executive
Orders such as E.O. 13658, E.O. 14026, and E.O. 14055.
In FY 2023, WHD concluded 955 investigations that found child labor
violations, a 14% increase from the previous year. WHD found nearly
5,800 children employed in violation of the law, an 88% increase since
2019, and assessed more than $8 million in penalties, an 83% increase
from the previous year. At the Wage and Hour Division, safeguarding
children at work has always been our top priority. Wage and Hour
Division investigations found a significant increase in children being
employed illegally and in 2023 launched a National Strategic
Enforcement Initiative on Child Labor to put additional emphasis on
addressing this critical issue. As part of this initiative, the
Department has designed a WHD contact form to better respond to
potential child labor issues and potential complaints. This revision
proposes to implement the contact form to better streamline Department
responsiveness to child labor issues. This contact form will replace
any existing contact form on the WHD website.
WHD has prepared a new landing page, a general inquiry form as well
as a form specific to child labor. The respondent will only submit one
response as if they click child labor on the general inquiry form, the
child labor form will appear.
Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the
Department at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within 60 days
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. To help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number
1235-0021.
II. Review Focus: The Department of Labor is particularly
interested in comments which:
<bullet> Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected;
<bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
<bullet> Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: The Department of Labor seeks an approval for
the revision of this information collection to ensure effective
administration of the laws administered by the WHD.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Employment Information Form.
OMB Control Number: 1235-0021
Agency Numbers: WH-3.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, non-profits,
individuals.
Total Respondents: 133,803.
Total Annual Responses: 133,803
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 26,802.
Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes per complaint, 10 minutes
per Contact US submission.
Frequency: On occasion.
Dated: June 21, 2024.
Daniel Navarrete,
Acting Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, and
Interpretation.
[FR Doc. 2024-14158 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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