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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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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Examines the company's requirement for smokers to make a higher contribution toward the company's group health insurance premium and compares the contributions to the criteria outlined in FLSA 7(e) and 29 CFR 778 to determine if overtime computation is impacted.
This letter provides guidance on the employer's policy regarding employee drug testing upon returning to work from FMLA leave.
Examines criteria in FLSA Section 3(e) and regulations 29 CFR 553 to determine whether a Sheriff's office would comply with the Act if it allows a Corrections Officer to volunteer without compensation as a Special Deputy.
Respiratory protection medical evaluations: additional evaluations; use of employee's physician; testing; medical removal; and confidentiality. - [1910.134; 1910.134(c); 1910.134(e)(5)]
Examines the company's pre-employment training program in light of the six factor test to determine whether an employment relationship is created.
Examines the application of the FLSA to private non-profits and individual coverage of Fire/EMS activities. Discusses the position that employees of religious, charitable or non-profit organizations may donate services as volunteers to such organizations but in a different employment capacity.
Requirements for fit testing employees before fire brigade training exercises. - [1910.134; 1910.134(f)]
Examines the application of regulations at 29 CFR 553 to public employer's handling of compensatory time required by the FLSA being commingled with compensatory time required by a CBA.
Examines an employer pay plan which includes double time for hours worked on Saturdays for compliance in light of FLSA Section 7(e) and 7(h)
Examines the application of the FLSA 13(b)(10)(A) exemption to a car dealership employee selling cars and related merchandise via the internet in light of criteria established in 29 CFR 779.
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