On May 11, 2009, federal agencies issued their semiannual
regulatory agendas – the first issued in President
Obama's administration. These agendas report on the
agencies' completed rulemakings, their anticipated timetables
for finishing pending rulemakings, and their plans for initiating
future rulemakings. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC), Department of Labor (DOL) and Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) were among the agencies providing
agendas. These agendas provide some insight into the EEOC's,
DOL's and OSHA's currently anticipated target dates for
regulatory action as well as their priorities.
EEOC's Rulemakings
With respect to pending rulemakings, EEOC announced that it
anticipates issuing its final regulation implementing Title II of
the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) in May 2009.
This represents an ambitious timetable given that the public
comment period on the EEOC's proposed regulations under
