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Final ruleTook effect Sept. 29, 2026

FLSA Claims and Compliance

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 31, 2026. Document 2026-15597. Updated Nov. 7, 2026.

What it does

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing this direct final rule to update the provisions concerning Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claims submissions to OPM.

The Personnel Management Office's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

5 CFR 551

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Personnel Management Office has published 29 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 14 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3206-AO74 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This direct final rule (DFR) is effective September 29, 2026 unless significant adverse comment is submitted by August 31, 2026. If OPM receives significant adverse comment, OPM will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-15597
ActionDirect final rule.
AgenciesPersonnel Management Office
PublishedJuly 31, 2026
Effective dateSept. 29, 2026
Comments closeAug. 31, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)3206-AO74
DocketOPM-2026-0467
Significant (marked in the Federal Register)Yes

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register