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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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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Affirms FLSA regulation that a tip presented by a customer in recognition of an employee's service becomes the property of that employee, so the tips may not be regarded as sales. Also clarifies the tip credit regulations regarding customarily and regularly tipped employees and the permissible cash wage under 3m.
Response to a request that foundry castings be classified as articles under the Hazard Communication standard. - [1910.1200]
The Uvex Winter Optical Ultra-Spec 2000 eye protective device complies with ANSI Z87.1-1968. - [1910.133(b)(2)]
Nationally recognized testing laboratories evaluate safety features of electrical devices. - [1910.399]
Whether the Government Employees Credit Union in San Antonio, Texas (GECU), is an employees' beneficiary association within the meaning of section 3(4) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA); and whether the legal services plan GECU may offer is an employee welfare benefit plan covered by ERISA.
Boarding, lodging, and other goods included when computing the employees' regular rates when calculating the overtime.
MSDS requirements for complex mixtures with similar hazards. - [1910.1200]
Proportionate share of tips.
Whether the proposed lease the lease of the Plant and the Office Building from the Plan to the Company would not involve a prohibited transaction under ERISA section 406(a)(1)(A) by reason of the Company’s being a party in interest with respect to the Plan under section 3(14)(C).
Gloves are required for employees handling chloropicrin; Arsenic containing pesticides and wood preservatives are not within the scope of the inorganic arsenic standard. - [1910.132; 1910.1018]
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