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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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.
Search Tips
- 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".
- For more specific results, use quotation marks around phrases.
- For more general results, remove quotation marks to search for each word individually. For example, minimum wage will return all documents that have either the word minimum or the word wage in the description, while “minimum wage” will limit results to those containing that phrase.
Technical Brief that explains the legal framework that exists to support Competitive Integrated Employment
Topic page on the ODEP website providing information and resources about the Workforce Recruitment Program
Report of a manufacturing sector summit presented by ODEP, ETA and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) at SHRM's 2012 Annual Conference. SHRM is an ODEP Alliance partner.
Topic page on the ODEP website providing resources on emergency preparedness for people with disabilities
The PSM standard is performance-based and does not specify the way an employer documents, compiles, or tracks actions taken on a process hazard analysis (PHA) or a facility siting study's findings and recommendations.
Topic page on the ODEP website exploring the importance of including disability in employers diversity and inclusion programs.
If gloves have been electrically tested but not issued for service, they may not be placed into service unless they have been electrically tested within the previous 12 months.
A policy brief funded by ODEP that addresses employment opportunities for youth with chronic health conditions.
This handbook sets forth procedures for MSHA personnel to follow when conducting investigations and inspections of mines and facilities.
This revised handbook sets forth procedures for inspection of atmospheric monitoring systems (AMS) and automatic fire sensor and warning device systems conducted by MSHA.
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