Federal advertisements will expire on Tuesday, September 30th, at midnight (ET). If the legislator does not agree to an expenditure plan, a large part of the federal government is closed. And most of the federal authorities will all stop except for their most important operations:
- Many agencies stop processing fees and examinations.
- Most of them will cancel hearing and re -plan them when the government is reopened.
- Most exclude their public information offices and make it difficult for employers, if not impossible, to get updates about their cases or other agency activities.
- Many agencies close their regulatory groups and delay new rules, instructions or regulations.
In the following we break up this effect agency by the agency. The most important thing for employers, however, is that, when concluding it, the government can and should expect delays in all from case processing to business trips. In addition, many agencies have not yet updated their shutdown -down emergency plans. The following information comes from the latest available plan. After all, it is unclear whether the White House will not only carry out its threat to the non -essential staff (which means that they would return to work if the government is ultimately reopened), but also fire it permanently; It is also unclear whether such an effort is confirmed by the courts. Littler's Workplace Policy Institute adheres to the readers and try to update the following circumstances.
Department for Labor Department (DOL)
According to the latest DOL emergency plan (of September 26, 2025), the agency will restrict its enforcement and regulatory efforts. It will continue to do what it considered necessary to protect security, health and property, e.g. However, there will be no technical support, carry out compliance audits or prepare for the supervision of the congress. The agency will not stop administrative hearings and set several underlays, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Office for Administrative Lawyers and the Office for compliance with contract regulations. This means, for example, that the planned publication of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of his job report will be suspended on Friday during a shutdown.
DOL will also pose all regulatory efforts. This last point could affect several DOL initiatives, including a proposed rule to cancel its 2024 rule, which changes the definition of the fair work standards of the independent contractor; The proposed update of heat standard and lock-out/day-out update from Osha; And proposed rules to combat the definition of the common employer as part of the FLSA and the current liberation for certain accompanying services.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
The latest emergency plan of the EEOC (undated) shows that the EEOC will set all non -essential operations. It will only do what it has to do to ensure that the applicants maintain their right to file timely charges for discrimination or to apply for an appeal or a new examination. It will continue to argue in cases in which the court has not granted any extension. The agency will continue to accept fees via your online portal. In addition, the EEOC will examine these fees in order to identify cases in which a period has expired or contain the threats to life or property. Otherwise, it will not prevent any new investigations, hearings or placements, do not examine essential fees, hold Outreach programs or process FOIA inquiries. In addition, questions about pending cases are not answered.
The Commission does not deal with the submission deadlines in its shutdown plan. After the last closure of the government at the end of 2018, however, the EEOC re -planned hearings, placements and interviews when they were reopened. It also automatically extended the submission deadlines for position instructions and other information requests. We expect the EEOC to handle similarly after the coming shutdown.
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
The NLRB will also stop all not important activities. According to its latest emergency plan, it will not work on new applications for representation or unfair fees for working practice. Administrative disputes will pause and not hold administrative hearings. In the past, the judges of the administrative law of NLRB stated that hearings are canceled in the event of a shutdown and that cases are continued until the government is reopened.
The individual member of the NLRB will continue to work. The members are freed from the federal law as the president's appointments, according to which the agencies have to hire most of their activities during a switch -off. The members may continue to make progress in pending cases, but they will work with a skeletal staff: the plan of the Board of Directors lists only six employees who support the board members during a shutdown. As a result, the issue of members can be minimal.
immigration
US citizenship and immigration services (USCIS). In general, USCIS operations are financed by user fees and should not be directly influenced by state shutdown, and the agency is expected to continue to accept and process petitions and applications for immigration services. Exterior offices probably remain open, albeit in some cases only limited staff. Remarkably, the agency's e-verify system will probably not be operational during the pending of the shutdown. It is important that the inability to receive access to E-Verify does not affect the obligation of an employer in relation to I-9 forms that must be completed at the latest on the third day of business after the first day of employment of an employee.
Customs and border protection (CBP) / immigration and customs authority (ICE). CBP and ICE are generally considered an essential staff, and most of the agencies employees are expected to be retained during a state closure.
The detailed analysis of the effects of switching off on the area of agencies that are involved in immigration matters can be determined here.
Ministry of Justice (doj)
Criminal legal disputes are continued as an activity without interruption, which are essential for the security of human life and the protection of property. Doj has also pointed out that it looks at domestic and international deliveries that are necessary to protect life and property, and are therefore excluded. The agency will remove civilian legal disputes if this does not affect the security of human life or the protection of property. It will request continuing in pending cases and do not bring new cases with it if it is not necessary to protect life or property.
The US court system
At the moment the US court system remains open. Courts have independent funds: You can operate by relying on the money that you can charge with registration fees and other fees. In contrast to earlier years in which the courts were able to operate as normal for several weeks, the US's administrative office stated that it would maintain normal operations by October 3, 2025. According to this date, considerable services can be restricted and limited to those that are necessary to exercise the constitutional functions of the courts and to combat emergencies. Remarkably, the US Supreme Court stated that it expects it to based on permanent means that are not subject to annual approval in order to maintain normal operation for the foreseeable future.
The details of these reductions are left to individual dishes and administrators.
Courts usually indicate changes in services or schedules on your websites. Littler monitors Court website to determine disorders of the upcoming appearances and deadlines.
Other complications
The shutdown could influence the employers in other ways that go beyond the circuit of the federal authorities or the reduction of the court building. For example, some employers such as government contractors can choose the workers during the manufacture of employees. Others can consider a voluntary or mandatory paid vacation. These decisions could raise additional legal questions within the framework of state and federal warning laws as well as wages and hours of laws. These problems are probably complex and fact -specific. Employers should work with an experienced lawyer to understand their rights and obligations.
If we approach the shutdown, these problems will develop. New complications will probably arise if the congress cannot quickly come to a solution. WPI follows the situation exactly. We will keep our customers up to date with significant developments.