# 2026-15597: OPM Fine-Tunes Fair Labor Claims Procedures

2026-15597, FLSA Claims and Compliance, is a Federal Register rule from Personnel Management Office published 2026-07-31, effective 2026-09-29; deemed significant under Executive Order 12866; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-07).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15597
- As of: 2026-08-07
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15597
- Title: FLSA Claims and Compliance
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Personnel Management Office
- Citation: 91 FR 48236
- Published: 2026-07-31
- Effective: 2026-09-29
- Comments close: 2026-08-31
- Significant: yes (FR_METADATA)
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 3206-AO74
- Last updated: 2026-08-07

## In one line

OPM Fine-Tunes Fair Labor Claims Procedures

## Summary

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.

## Effects PRIA read

- Mandatory eFile for FLSA Claims: mixed, medium. If you are filing a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claim with OPM on or after September 29, 2026, you must use OPM's eFile system at https://opmefile.opm.gov/hc/en-us unless OPM grants an exemption. OPM will not accept claims, requests to reopen and reconsider, or supporting documents by email or…
- What Claims Must Include: benefit, low. Claims filed with OPM must be in writing and include a verifiable signature (wet or digital), the employing agency name, the claimant's mailing address, email address, and telephone number, and supporting evidence or witnesses. OPM also requires registration with a unique email address for each par…
- How Receipt Date Affects Back Pay: benefit, high. The date OPM or the employing agency receives your claim determines the period for possible back pay. If a claim for back pay is established, you may be entitled to up to 2 years of back pay, or 3 years for a willful violation.
- Transitional Treatment of Pending Claims: benefit, low. Claims filed before September 29, 2026 will be processed under the rules in effect on the date of submission or postmark. Submissions on or after September 29, 2026 must follow the amended rules.

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- [2026-18828](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-18828): Shared Certificates and Pooled Hiring Actions, 2026-09-15
- [2026-18800](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-18800): Reduction in Force; Correction, 2026-09-15
- [2026-16687](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16687): Differential Pay for Prescribed Wildland Fire Activities, 2026-08-14
- [2026-15650](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15650): Suitability Action Appeals, 2026-08-03
- [2026-15666](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15666): Reduction in Force Appeals, 2026-08-03

## Sources
- [2026-15597 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/31/2026-15597/flsa-claims-and-compliance)
- [2026-15597 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-31/pdf/2026-15597.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2026-15589, Procedures for Settling Claims](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15589)
- [Next: 2026-15598, Upper C-Band (3.98-4.2 GHz); Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15598)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15597 (as of 2026-08-07).