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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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.
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- 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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Whether the term "similar institution," as used in 29 C.F.R. § 2520.103-8, includes securities brokerage firms.
Conflict between requirements of 1910.252 and 1910.146. - [1910.252; 1910.146]
Minnesota administers its own occupational Safety & Health Program. - [1910.120]
Use of the Racal "Breath-Easy 6" powered air purifying respirator with beards. - [1910.134(g)(1)(i)]
Definition of Potentially Gassy Atmosphere. - [1926.800]
Permissibility of a consent form with a waiver of liability. - [1910.1030; 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(I)]
On-call time for employees who are not required to remain on the employer's premises and are free to engage in their own pursuits is not compensable hours worked. When an on-call employee goes out on a ob assignment, only the time actuall spent making the call need be counted as compensable hours worked.
Whether the Short-Term Disability Income Plan for Non-Exempt Employees of The Coca-Cola Company is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of Title I of ERISA.
Minimum length that an excavation must be before a protective system is required. - [1926.652(a)]
Flammable and Combustible Liquid standard. - [1910.106]
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