The US Labor Department will take over workforce development programs from the Department of Education, putting into action President Donald Trump’s plan to consolidate all federal training grants into a single “Make America Skilled Again” program.

On July 7, the US Department of Labor formally withdrew its plan for a rule—introduced during the Biden administration—that would federally end the practice of subminimum wage for disabled people. Over the past decade, 16 states have ended subminimum wage for disabled people, with a few more phasing out this practice.

Checking work authorization is something all employers are meant to do under U.S. immigration law, with the system known as E-Verify. When taking a new job, employees often have to fill out an I-9 form that workplaces use to verify legal status with the government.

The U.S. Labor Department announced plans this week to slash more than 60 regulations - including eliminating overtime and minimum wage protections for home health care workers and union organizing rights for migrant farmworkers.

The Trump administration has announced a significant policy change that will affect illegal immigrants’ ability to access federally funded workforce development resources. As of today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration issued updated guidelines requiring that all recipients of funding through the Workforce