Final Substantive Regulations

The regulations below have been adopted by the Board of Directors of the OCWR and approved by Congress. Employees and employing offices covered by the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA) are obligated to follow these regulations. Please visit our Rules and Regulations page to learn more about the process by which the OCWR Board proposes and adopts regulations and submits them for congressional approval.

Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
Final Regulations issued April 23, 1996

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Final Regulations issued April 23, 1996, and March 1, 2023 (House offices only)
Note: updated FLSA regulations are pending, but the final regulations approved in 1996 remain in effect for Senate and other offices while the updated regulations await congressional approval.

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Final Regulations issued April 23, 1996, and March 1, 2023 (House offices only)
Note: updated FMLA regulations are pending, but the final regulations approved in 1996 remain in effect for Senate and other offices while the updated regulations await congressional approval.

Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (collective bargaining and unionization)
Final Regulations issued October 1, 1996

Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA)
Final Regulations issued January 25, 2011 and reprinted March 8, 2011

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act)
Final Regulations issued April 23, 1996