Guidance Search
The Department of Labor provides this guidance search tool as a single, searchable location where users may search for guidance issued by any of the Department’s agencies, including significant guidance documents under Executive Order 12866. Individual guidance documents are maintained on the various agency websites, and if you know what agency you are looking for, you may also find guidance by navigating directly to that agency’s website. The Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register, which are not maintained by the Department, also include some of the Department’s interpretations of law and similar material.
OMB’s Final Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices establishes policies and procedures for the development, issuance, and use of significant guidance documents by Executive Branch departments, including requiring that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor. Petitions should identify the specific guidance document by name and include your reason(s) for the request.
On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued the “Executive Order on Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Federal Regulation.” In response, the Department issued a final rule January 27, 2021 to rescind its August 28, 2020 rule on guidance documents.
Search Tips
- If you are searching using an acronym, try a second search with the acronym spelled out. For example, if you are searching for guidance related to the Davis-Bacon Act, try searching "Davis-Bacon Act" as well as "DBA".
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This alert provides tips on work practices to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning while working with portable generators in Spanish.
This document provides answers to frequently asked questions that the Department of Labor has received from employers and employees during the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic regarding their responsibilities and protections under the WARN Act.
These are frequently asked questions regarding the single entity test.
These are frequently asked questions regarding Resolution Procedures for Employment Discrimination
This guidance provides information about frequently-cited standards related to COVID-19 inspections and relevant resources in OSHA’s in-depth analysis of common COVID-19 citations.
This document helps employers understand which OSHA standards have been cited most frequently during COVID-19 related inspections.
To inform stakeholders of resources available to support IRAPs and SREs as part of the Department of Labor’s (DOL or the Department) implementation of the Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations Final Rule, which went into effect on May 11, 2020.
This alert provides tips on how heating, ventilation, and air conditioning professionals can help employers optimize building ventilation to reduce the risk of workers being exposed to the coronavirus.
This alert provides tips on how heating, ventilation, and air conditioning professionals can help employers optimize building ventilation to reduce the risk of workers being exposed to the coronavirus in Spanish.
This Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) is designed to assist contractors that are in the supply and service category to understand their obligations under the laws and regulations OFCCP enforces and to help them prepare for compliance evaluations.
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