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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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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- 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".
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This resource is consistent with the Bureau's mission to make working women aware of their job rights. This map is updated routinely.
This manual outlines procedures, and other information relative to the handling of retaliation complaints under the various whistleblower statutes delegated to OSHA and may be used as a ready reference.
This memorandum clarifies that OSHA will accept an otherwise untimely whistleblower complaint where the complainant and respondent have made a private agreement that tolls (extends) the deadline for filing a whistleblower complaint.
Clarify regulatory requirements for successors in interest to assume an H-2A labor certification
Combines and summarizes OSHA existing guidance about restroom access and sanitation in one webpage with links. Includes four bullets that bring together restroom access interpretations from over the last 20 years.
Administrator's interpretation concerning joint employment under FLSA and MSPA
Set of FAQs clarifying regulatory requirements for employers of mobile workforces.
overview of bonding requirements
Bonding worksheet to assist unions in filing
This memorandum serves to clarify the proper application of the Section 11 (c) work refusal interpretive regulation, 29 C.F.R. 1977.12(b)(2).serves to clarify the proper application of the Section 11 (c) work refusal interpretive regulation, 29 C.F.R. 197
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