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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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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Employees engaged in the interstate transportation of motor homes. Receive funds for reimbursement of expenses incurred on behalf of the employer and which are in excess of those expenses actually incurred are wages.
Whether the Weiser Lock Division of Norris Industries Employee Assistance Program (the Assistance Program) is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of ERISA.
Whether,by reason of section 414(c)(3) of ERISA, section 406 of ERISA would not apply to the sale by the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company’s Separate Account to the Company's general account of certain interests in mortgages and parcels of real estate that are jointly owned by the Separate Account and the general account.
Whether the Voluntary Savings Program of the Louisville Gas and Electric Company (the Savings Program) is an employee pension benefit plan subject to title I of ERISA.
Whether the Audiotronics Profit Sharing Plan (the Plan) is no longer required to engage, pursuant to section 103(a)(3)(A) of ERISA, an independent qualified public accountant to make an examination and report with respect to the financial statements of the Plan.
Whether the professional development programs offered by Main Hurdman & Cranstoun for their professional employees are employee welfare benefit plans covered by title I of ERISA.
Employees wish to "volunteer" their personal time to participate in various activities outside their scheduled duty hours. Time is spent in local charity not connected with the residential care facility would not have to be compensated in accordance with the provisions of the FLSA.
Whether it is necessary to engage an independent qualified public accountant for purposes of conducting an examination of the financial statements of the Rebsamen Companies Inc. Employees Pension Plan (the Plan) pursuant to section 103(a)(3)(A) of ERISA.
Acceptance of closed-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus. - [1910.156]
Client owns two separately incorporated companies. If mechanics employed by the leasing company would be exempt under section 13(b)(1).
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