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DOL/OASAM RIN: 1291-AA46 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Rescission of Workforce Investment Act Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity Regulations 
Abstract:

The U.S. Department of Labor (the Department) is rescinding its regulations implementing Section 188 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), currently located in part 37 of title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Section 188 contained the nondiscrimination and equal-opportunity provisions of WIA. In 2014, Congress passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which repealed WIA and required the Secretary of Labor to transition any authority under WIA to the system created by WIOA. Therefore, the Department is taking this action to remove regulations for a program that is no longer operative in accordance with Executive Order 14219, Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Deregulatory Initiative (February 19, 2025).

 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: None     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 2801, et seq    42 U.S.C. 2000d, et seq    29 U.S.C. 794    42 U.S.C. 6101    29 U.S.C. 1681    29 U.S.C. 3248e    Executive Order 14219   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Direct Final Rule  07/01/2025  90 FR 27999   
Comment Period End  07/31/2025 
Direct Final Rule Effective  09/02/2025 
Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Naomi Barry-Perez
Director, Civil Rights Center
Department of Labor
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-4123,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-6500
TDD Phone:800 877-8339
Fax:202 693-6505
Email: barry-perez.naomi@dol.gov