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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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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This set of FAQs addresses grandfathered health plans, dental and vision benefits, rescissions, preventive health services, and ACA effective date for individual health insurance policies.
Supplemental FAQs provide further guidance in response to additional questions from plans and service providers on the requirements for reporting service provider fees and other compensation on the Schedule C of the 2009 Form 5500 Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan.
Guide to help filers comply with the Form 5500 and Form 5500-SF annual reporting requirements and avoid common reporting errors.
Addresses the GINA provisions applicable to employment-based group health plans.
Joint publication with the IRS providing descriptions of both agencies voluntary correction programs.
FAQs interpreting the 2010 Final Rule requirement under 20 CFR § 655.135(d), that the employer hire any able, willing, qualified and available U.S. worker who applies for the employer's job opportunity before the end of the first 50 percent of the contrac
Applicability of Subpart S to tunnels constructed by auger boring
worker safety fact sheet
Provides guidance to building operators on indoor air quality problems, controls and best practices.
Applicablity of Subpart S to tunnels contructed by auger boring. - [1926.800; 1926.800(a)(1)]
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