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Rule2026-01117

Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing, Delay of Merit Staffing Compliance Date

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Published
January 21, 2026
Effective
January 21, 2026

Issuing agencies

Labor DepartmentEmployment and Training Administration

Abstract

The Department of Labor's (Department's) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is delaying by 1 year the date by which State grantees, as a condition on their grant funds, must comply with the regulatory requirements in the 2023 Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing Final Rule regarding the grant-funded staffing models States must use to deliver services in the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service (ES). The 2023 Final Rule became effective on January 23, 2024, and provided that all States have until January 22, 2026, 24 months after the effective date of the rule, to comply with the staffing requirements. With this 1-year delay, the compliance date is now January 21, 2027.

Indexed from Federal Register on January 21, 2026.

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