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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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 TEGL, and corresponding attachments, explains that using credit history as an employment screening tool may disproportionately exclude certain racial and ethnic groups, women, and people with disabilities from hiring consideration.
CPL 02-01-057 covers inspection guidance and citation policy for the Cranes and Derricks in Construction final rule
Regarding Assembly/Disassembly and set-up used in Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard - [1926.1403; 1926.1404; 1926.1405; 1926.1406]
This set of FAQs addresses limitations on cost-sharing under the ACA.
Provides guidance on protecting workers in non-healthcare/non-laboratory settings from exposure to Ebola virus, and from harmful levels of chemicals used for cleaning and disinfection.
Investigation of the May 4, 2014 incident at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey performance in Providence, RI
This 36 page Power Point provides information on Sex-Based Harassment and Bullying
Clarifies procedures on how digital X-rays should be evaluated.
covers questions about the cranes and derricks final rule that are commonly fielded by OSHA
Sets forth procedures for issuing technical citations when underground coal mine operators seek to challenge MSHA safeguard notices before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
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