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AAU urges Congress and the Administration to harmonize, streamline, and eliminate unnecessary, duplicative regulations and reporting requirements.
Research Administration & Regulation | Reducing Regulatory Burden | RecommendationThis letter is in response to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) January 26, 2016 Request for Information (RFI), asking for comments on regulations that should be modified, expanded, streamlined, or repealed to increase flexibility and reduce burden.
Higher Education Regulation | Reducing Regulatory Burden | LettersAAU joined CUPA-HR-led comments in response to the Labor Department’s proposed overtime rule, which formally rescinds the Department’s 2016 rule. The rule, published in March 2019, would increase the annual salary threshold that determines which employees qualify for overtime pay from $455 to $679…
Reducing Regulatory Burden | CommentsAAU joined more than 200 organizations in sending a letter urging state governors across the United States to maintain and expand licensure and telehealth flexibilities for the duration of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency.
Reducing Regulatory Burden | LettersAAU joined over 100 organizations sending a letter to Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh requesting that the Department of Labor hold stakeholder meetings prior to the development and issuance of its anticipated proposed rulemaking on “white collar” exemptions to the overtime regulations under the Fair…
Reducing Regulatory Burden | Higher Education Regulation | LettersAAU and others sent a letter to Jessica Looman, Acting Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, at the Department of Labor, requesting that the Department hold stakeholder meetings prior to the development and issuance of its anticipated proposed rulemaking on “white collar” exemptions to the…
Higher Education Regulation | Reducing Regulatory Burden | LettersStatement regarding the DATA Act establishing a Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency Board that collects and reviews financial reports from federally funded entities, directly or through a sub-grant or sub-contract.
Research Administration & Regulation | Reducing Regulatory Burden | Fact SheetsWe advocate for an examination and evaluation of the current relationship between research institutions and the federal government to strengthen and/or repair them to ensure increased productivity.
Immigration | Reducing Regulatory Burden | RecommendationPolicies and regulations related to human subjects protection are among the most frequently cited causes of the increased burden and cost associated with research.
Research Administration & Regulation | Human Subjects Protection | Reducing Regulatory Burden | LettersWe applaud HHS for proactively and thoughtfully engaging in this review of the Common Rule and human subjects research regulation.
Research Administration & Regulation | Human Subjects Protection | Reducing Regulatory Burden | Letters