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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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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Discussion of general principles involved in determining what constitutes working time under Part 785 for employees who spend time traveling between various job sites. Discussion on travel that is all in a day's work, principal activity; travel away from home, and portal to portal act provisions. 29 CFR 785.35, 785.50, 790.7 and 790.9.
Clarification of first aid training for pharmacists. - [1910.151(b)]
OSHA standards do not cover large laundry nets. - [1910.184]
Clarification of head room requirements for emergency doors and machine guarding. - [1910.36(g)(1); 1910.212; 1910.219]
Clarification of the 200 pounds strength requirement for railings. - [1910.23(e)(3)(iv); 1910.23(e)(3)(v)]
Guidance on independence requirement in ERISA section 103 for accountants retained by an employee benefit plan for purposes of auditing and rendering opinion on financial information required to be included in the plan's annual report. Amended 12/30/75 a
Section 549.1(e) provides, as one of the essential requirements for qualification, that the amounts paid to individuals are determined in accordance with a definite formula or method of calculation specified in the plan or trust. The formula or method of calculation may be based on any one or more of such factors as straight time earnings, total earnings, base rate of pay of the employee, straight time hours or total hours worked by the employees, or distribution may be made on a per capita basis.
The letter addresses the issue of cash payments to individuals with disabilities who may not understanding the value of money. The letter affirms that the FLSA requires payments "free and clear" and does not make provision for an alternative to cash payments.
Supplied air and ventilating air requirements. - [1926.800(k)(2)]
Requirements for direct drive mechanical power presses. - [1910.211(d)(7); 1910.211(b)(7)]
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