U.S. Labor Secretary Cutting 63 Regulations on Work Rules Fulfilling Trump Promise

The Trump Administration Department of Labor gave America an early Independence Day gift last week: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced she will cut 63 costly and burdensome regulations, anti-business holdovers from the Obama and Biden administrations.

The idea is to lift business burdens, spur job creation, and fuel economic opportunity for American workers and businesses.

More winning from the Businessman-in-Chief.

“The department’s bold plan includes 63 deregulatory actions aimed at reversing the costly and burdensome rules imposed under previous administrations, delivering on President Trump’s commitment to restore American prosperity through deregulation and marking the most ambitious proposal to slash red tape of any department across the federal government,” the Labor Department said.

“One of President Trump’s very first actions was directing his cabinet to dismantle the mountain of outdated rules that have held back American workers and businesses for far too long,” said Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer. “The Department of Labor is proud to lead the way by eliminating unnecessary regulations that stifle growth and limit opportunity. These historic actions will free Main Street, fuel economic growth and job creation, and give American workers the flexibility they need to build a better future.”

“The Department of Labor’s actions are unprecedented, slashing more than 60 obsolete and burdensome regulations impacting American workers,” said Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling. “While the previous administration prioritized expanding the size of government over job and wage growth, President Trump is focused on unleashing the greatest economic comeback in American history. We are proud to stand with this Administration to deliver economic security for working families by eliminating job-killing and inflation-driving red tape.”

The deregulations harken back to January when President Donald Trump issued Executive Order “Unleashing Prosperity through Deregulation, the Purpose of which is to address and overturn “The ever-expanding morass of complicated Federal regulation.” President Trump said in his order that previous regulations “imposes massive costs on the lives of millions of Americans, creates a substantial restraint on our economic growth and ability to build and innovate, and hampers our global competitiveness.  Despite the magnitude of their impact, these measures are often difficult for the average person or business to understand, as they require synthesizing the collective meaning not just of formal regulations but also rules, memoranda, administrative orders, guidance documents, policy statements, and interagency agreements that are not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act, further increasing compliance costs and the risk of costs of non-compliance.”

“It is the policy of my Administration to significantly reduce the private expenditures required to comply with Federal regulations to secure America’s economic prosperity and national security and the highest possible quality of life for each citizen.  To that end, it is important that for each new regulation issued, at least 10 prior regulations be identified for elimination.  This practice is to ensure that the cost of planned regulations is responsibly managed and controlled through a rigorous regulatory budgeting process.”

And there you have it – for every new Trump Administration regulation issued, 10 old regulations will be eliminated.

This is a very good start. Labor Secretary Chavez-DeReemer will be cutting labor regulations mandating wage and overtime pay for in-home care workers, as well as another promoting union organizing, Economist Steve Moore with Unleash Prosperity reported.