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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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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Notice contains instructions and forms necessary for the preparation and submittal of the FY 2020 applications for 21(d) Consultation cooperative agreements.
Pyrotechnics Industry
Notice contains instructions and forms necessary for the preparation and submittal of the FY 2019 applications for 23(g) State Plan Grants.
Program designed to address safety and health hazards in the construction industry in the State Plan States (Renewal)
Two presentations totaling 34 slides, explaining Governors' monitoring obligations under 29 CFR part 38 and discussing data analysis methods under WIOA
OLMS Spanish-langauage overview.
Program designed to address safety and health hazards in the maritime industry (Renewal)
Explains policy and guidance to underground coal mine operators to facilitate the development of their Emergency Response Plan (ERP).
Explains application of disability-related requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act to religious organizations receiving financial assistance from DOL.
Wasser, Neil
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