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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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 the International Union who sells products to local unions is required to pay minimum wage and overtime to its employees or whether an exemption applies.
Whether the employers contributions under the Supplemental Unemployment Insurance Benefits of 1963 to be included as part of the regular rate or basic hourly rate.
A contractor may not crwww contributions or cost for fringe benefits against minimum wage obligations under the Davis-Bacon Act in any situation where the wage determination has found no contributions or cost for fringe benefits to be locally prevailing.
Provides clarity regarding vesting in a bona fide profit sharing plans
Whether the overtime exemption is applicable to commission payments in a retail establishment selling big ticket items. It discusses utilizing a representative period of 12 months.
Concerns training time/service meetings directly related to the employees job in the air conditioning and refrigeration industry.
Concerning a response to a previous letter; whether written assurance is sufficient when provided by RSOL is applicable for goods to move in interstate commerce.
This letter explores Employment relationship; Common law; Economic realities; Travel time; Excludable Pay from the Regular Rate; Day rates; and Independent contractors
The DOL announces its schedule of incorporating fringe benefits in DBA WDs as required under 1964 amendment to the Act.
Travel time is compensable time for homeworkers transporting packages to and from the employers establishment.
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