CLASP Opposes Proposed Rescission of 29 CFR Part 42 Coordinated Enforcement Regulations
CLASP recently submitted comments in opposition to the proposed rescission of the Department of Labor’s coordinated enforcement regulations, urging that the DOL not remove regulations outlining the procedures for the coordination of enforcement activities by the Wage and Hour Division, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Employment and Training Administration relating to migrant farmworkers. The coordinated enforcement regulations ensures that information is shared in real time; agencies develop cross-cutting strategies to target systemic and emerging abuses; and that the DOL engages in meaningful outreach and transparency, as well as other procedures that protect migrant farmworkers, a population that is uniquely vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. Rescinding these regulations will harm these workers and, by extension, the entire agricultural sector.