DOL Delays Release Of Final Persuader Rule

Perhaps due to the increased scrutiny business advocacy groups have placed on the implications of the DOL's anticipated revisions to the "persuader" regulations, the agency has said it is once again delaying the final rule's release.  Initially slated for a November 2013 publication, the rule that would broaden the scope of an employer's reportable activities by substantially narrowing the "advice exemption" in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) was subsequently re-set for a March 2014 unveiling, according to the DOL's Fall 2013 Regulatory Agenda.  The DOL's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) has now pushed off that publication date.  An OLMS representative confirmed with Littler's Workplace Policy Institute that the new estimated finalization date would be announced in the agency's Spring 2014 Regulatory Agenda.