DHS: Regulatory agenda • DOL: Final rule on overtime regulations; tip pooling rule; fiduciary rule; small business health plans; disability plan regulations; miscellaneous • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION • EEOC: EEO-1 reports; wellness rules; miscellaneous • NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD: Election rule • OSHA: Final rule to modernize injury data collection; increase civil penalties

Abstract

While the significance of the further rollback of Obama Administration regulations cannot be discounted, just as significant has been the absence of new federal workplace regulations. Just as in A. Conan Doyle's classic story, The Adventure of Silver Blaze, the absence of the “barking dog” may prove to usher in a new era for employers and employees.