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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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 a reduction in the regular tuition charge to student workers at non-profit, or a grant credited to the student's account, would be considered a facility under section 3(m).
In view of contracting officers' responsibility to furnish posters to contrqctors receiving contracts subject to SCA or PCA, a new combined SCA & PCA poster (WH Publication 1313) replaces obsolete posters SC-1 & PC-13.
Whether CCPA Title III discharge prohibition applies when separate garnishment orders or a year apart.
CCPA Title III garnishment limits applied on a weekly or pay period basis.
Concerning an employee walking to a supervisor upon receiving his timecard, if such travel time would be considered hours worked within the meaning of section 4 of the Portal to Portal Act
Denial of state exemption application.
Whether tips are earnings under Title III of the CCPA.
Denial of state exemption application.
Whether transportation costs can be counted as facilities under Section 3(m).
Informs contracting agencies of recent reorganization affecting joint responsibilities of DOL and contracting agencies in administering the various government contracts programs: consolidation into one Office of Government Contracts Wage Standards wage determination functions under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, Service Contract Act, and Public Contracts Act. This office will also handle matters regarding interpretations, regulations, and exemptions relating to the various laws which provide wage standards for government contracts.
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