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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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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Response to Freedom of Information Act request for standards and guidelines related to working around aircraft. - [1910.95; 1910.1000]
Whether the Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority Sick Fund constitutes an "employee welfare benefit plan" within the meaning of ERISA section 3(1) and, if so, whether the Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority would be considered a plan sponsor, administrator, or a fiduciary with respect to the Valley Regional Transportation Authority Sick Fund.
Whether the Carolinas Section of the Professional Golfers' Association of America (CSPGA) retirement plan would constitute an "employee benefit pension plan" within the meaning of section 3(2) of ERISA.
Application of PEL for benzene to extended workshifts - [1910.1028]
Encon Tuff-Spec safety spectacle meets the intent of 1910.133. - [1910.133]
Whether the Christian Schools and Church Association Welfare Benefit constitutes an “employee welfare benefit plan” within the meaning of section 3(1) of title I of ERISA, and whether the Association Plan constitutes a “multiple employer welfare arrangement”, within the meaning of ERISA section 3(40).
Whether the Employee Assistance Program of El Paso Natural Gas Company and its subsidiary El Paso Hydrocarbons Company is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of title I of ERISA as it provides benefits for the treatment of drug and alcohol abuse, stress, depression and similar health and medical problems to its participants.
Hours spent by county employees participating in hearings in response to subpoeanas is not compensable under the FLSA for the three scenarios presented.
The Scott "formaldehyde" chin-style canister respirators are acceptable. - [1910.1048]
Whether the [ ] Corporation Master Retirement Trust A and the [ ] Corporation Master Retirement Trust B (collectively, the Master Trusts) of [ ] Corporation, which provides investment-related services to the Master Trusts and the payment by the Master Trusts of the direct expenses of [ ] allocable to performing such services and which expenses include the reasonable compensation of employees of [ ], do not constitute prohibited transactions under section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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