On February 15, 2024, the Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration extended its Request for Information (RFI) period concerning possible revisions to its list of Schedule A job classifications. Previously ending on February 20, the new window for submitting comments closes on May 13, 2024.

  • The proposed revisions would allow for the inclusion of additional occupations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and non-STEM categories.
  • This initiative is part of the Biden administration's Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, which was issued on October 30, 2023.
  • The Executive Order requires the Secretary of Labor "to solicit public input, including from industry and worker-advocate communities, identifying AI and other STEM-related occupations, as well as additional occupations across the economy for which there is an insufficient number of ready, willing, able, and qualified United States workers."
  • Comments may be submitted to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at regulations.gov. The portal will provide instructions on submitting comments.

SOURCE: Federal Register: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-03187.pdf

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