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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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.
Search Tips
- 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".
- For more specific results, use quotation marks around phrases.
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Whether certain travel time occurring on a telework day is compensable under the FLSA
Whether certain overtime payments based on an expected number of hours worked may be credited towards the amount of overtime pay owed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and whether such overtime payments are excludable from the regular rate.
When WHD considers telemedicine an "in-person" visit for the purposes of establishing a serious health condition qualifying for protection under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
These are frequently asked questions regarding early resolution procedures.
This handbook sets forth guidelines and instructions for conducting special investigations pursuant to Title I of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended. The guidelines and instructions in this handbook are primarily procedural and administrative, and they are intended to serve solely as organizational and technical aids for Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) personnel.
This handbook sets forth procedures for the conduct of investigations of accidents at the Nation’s mines. The procedures in this handbook are intended to serve as organizational, technical, and instructional aids for MSHA’s accident investigations with the recognition that investigator discretion may be appropriate based on circumstances specific to individual investigations. This handbook does not create legal obligations or confer legal rights for any persons or entities.
When, as a matter of enforcement policy, WHD will consider electronic posting by employers by email or an internet or intranet website to satisfy the employer's requirement to provide employees with the required notice of their statutory rights under a variety of federal labor laws.
This page contains information and resources businesses can use to facilitate disability inclusive workplaces.
Webpage for ODEP's Employment First resources
Topic page on the ODEP website providing resources for National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
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