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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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 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.
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.
Discusses handling of both non-FLSA and FLSA accrued compensatory time under 7(o).
Examines criteria in FLSA Section 3(e) and regulations 29 CFR 553 to determine whether a public school district would comply with the Act if it allows a nonexempt school employees to assist as volunteers without compensation coaching sports, sponsoring clubs, etc.
Examines a proposed work schedule for employees of a municipality-owned electric utility which changes according to whether the pay period includes a holiday. Discussion of the characteristics of the workweek as a fixed and regularly recurring period of 168 hours which may begin on any day and at any hour of the day.
Examines two health care providers in light of FLSA Section 3(r), discussing common control factors.
Examines whether deducting compensation from an employee's paycheck to recoup advanced wages paid in error is permissible. Discusses whether a "payroll by exception" system of payment is permissible under the FLSA.
Examines a "Board" to determine whether it is a public agency as defined in FLSA Section 3(x) and eligible to use compensatory time under the 7(o) exemption. Discussion of the definition of public agency in the act and "political subdivision" as defined in various court cases.
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