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that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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 Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) is designed to assist contractors that are educational institutions to understand their obligations under the laws and regulations OFCCP enforces and to help them prepare for compliance evaluations.
Provides an overview of the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program, who may use it and how to learn more about the Program.
Safety and Health Topics page providing a starting point for technical and regulatory information regarding the recognition, evaluation, and control of occupational health hazards associated with ionizing radiation.
Enforcement Weighting System
The Small Entity Compliance Guide provides a general overview of exemptions under 29 CFR 541 and section 13(a)(1) and 13(a)(17) of the FLSA.
Answers to FAQs regarding the Overtime/541 final rule published on September 24, 2019 and effective on January 1, 2020, which updates the earning thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative, or professional employees from the FLSA's MW and OT pay requirements.
Heights of Handrail and Stair Rail Systems - [1910.29(f)(1)(i); 1910.29(f)(1)(ii)(B); 1910.29(f)(1)(iii)(A)]
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Executive Order 13658 Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (the Executive Order or the Order)
Retention of Spirometry Records - [1910.1020(c)(6)(i)(B); 1910.1020(b)(3); 1910.1020(d); 1910.1053; 1910.1053(i)(6); 1926.1153; 1926.1153(h)(6); 1910.134(e)(6)(i)]
Five page document explaining the future statistics of apprenticeships.
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