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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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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Guidance addressing whether a plan administrator may deny a participant loan to a director or officer of the sponsor on the basis that the loan violates the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 without contravening the requirement of section 408(b)(1) of E
Examines several issues relating to the the application of the FLSA, particularly Section 3(e)(4)(a), to volunteer fire fighters.
Whether under ERISA Church is entitled to retain the demutualization award paid to Church by Principal for a group annuity contract that was purchased in connection with the termination of a retirement plan that had been established and maintained by Church.
OSHA standards set minimum safety and health requirements;they do not prohibit employers from adopting more stringent requirements. - [1926.760; 1926.760(a); 1926.760(a)(1); 1926; 1926.760(b); 1926.760(c); 1926.760(a)(3)]
Acceptable use of antiseptic-hand cleansers for bloodborne pathogen decontamination and as an appropriate handwashing practice. - [1910.1030; 1910.1030(d)(2)(v); 1910.1030(d)(2)(vi)]
Clarification of qualified employee requirements for the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution standard. - [1910.269; 1910.269(a)(2)(i); 1910.269(l)(1)(i); 1910.269(b)(1); 1910.269(a)(2)]
Regarding the application of ERISA to an employer’s amendment of its plan to eliminate life insurance benefits for certain retirees and the amendment of its defined benefit pension plan to add similar benefits for those retirees, and the implementation of those amendments. Specifically whether the amendments, along with their implementation, would not violate the anti-inurement, exclusive benefit and prohibited transaction provisions under ERISA.
Static coefficients of friction for walking/working surfaces. - [1910.22]
Response to concerns about unsafe and unsanitary conditions within the meatpacking industry. - [1908.1 ]
Engineering control requirements for allergy and immunization injections. - [1910.1030; 1910.1030(b); 1910.1030(d)(2)(i); 1910.1030(c)(1)(v); 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)]
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