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Labor Department issues final rule delaying Employment Service staffing compliance to Jan. 21, 2027

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Final rule published that delays the compliance date for states' implementation of Employment Service merit staffing requirements and sets the new compliance date.

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The U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule extending by one year the compliance deadline for states to meet merit staffing requirements under the Wagner-Peyser Act for Employment Service Job Centers. The new deadline is Jan. 21, 2027, and the extension gives the department time to complete ongoing rulemaking, including a July 2025 proposal to eliminate merit staffing requirements. The change affects how states staff Employment Services delivered through American Job Centers.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s official news release (Jan. 20, 2026) states the Department published a final rule delaying the compliance date for implementing the Employment Service merit‑staffing requirements and that the new deadline is Jan. 21, 2027. The Public Inspection copy of the Federal Register notice for docket 2026-01117 similarly describes the delay of the merit staffing compliance date to January 21, 2027. Verdict: True — official DOL and Federal Register documents confirm the published final rule and the new Jan. 21, 2027 deadline.

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  1. Update · Jan 21, 2026, 03:11 AMTrue
    The U.S. Department of Labor’s official news release (Jan. 20, 2026) states the Department published a final rule delaying the compliance date for implementing the Employment Service merit‑staffing requirements and that the new deadline is Jan. 21, 2027. The Public Inspection copy of the Federal Register notice for docket 2026-01117 similarly describes the delay of the merit staffing compliance date to January 21, 2027. Verdict: True — official DOL and Federal Register documents confirm the published final rule and the new Jan. 21, 2027 deadline.
  2. Original article · Jan 20, 2026
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