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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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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Whether a plan may invest in a mutual fund when one of the plan's trustees is the president, CEO, and significant shareholder of the mutual fund's investment advisor.
Regarding the provisions in ERISA § 514(b)(8) and ERISA § 609(b) on State causes of action to obtain reimbursement for their Medicaid programs from ERISA plans.
Application of the definition of a "related group of plans" for purposes of the wholly-owned exception of the plan assets regulation at 29 CFR 2510.3-101.
Application of 1926.404(b)(1) to 208-volt branch circuits; requirement for electrical subcontractor under 1926.404(b)(1) to provide ground-fault circuit interrupters on circuits used by other subcontractors. - [1926.404(b); 1926.404(b)(1); 1926.404(b)(1)(
This letter examines the application of the FLSA to a nonexempt office assistant who chooses to also work in another capacity as an exempt coordinator for the same public employer.
This letter examines whether the domestic service exemption set forth at 13(b)(21) will apply to an employer's proposed plans to hire an LPN or RN to provide 24-hour care to a disabled in his apartment. The letter discusses recording hours of work related to sleep time.
Requirements for the control of personnel entering a facility under the Process Safety Management standard. - [1910.119(f)(4); 1910.119(h)(2)(iv); 1910.119(n)]
Application of OSH Act and Multi-employer Citation Policy rather than CWHSSA to ensure subcontractors meet construction occupational safety and health responsibilities. - [1926.16(a)]
Federal government claims no copyright protection for July 2004 C-DAC Consensus Document.
Clarification of "assigned working hours" for determining recordability of injuries that occur during breaks in the normal work schedule. - [1904; 1904.5(b)(2)(v)]
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