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.
The Department and its agencies issue guidance to provide clarifying information and technical assistance to the public on existing statutory and regulatory rights and obligations, inform the regulated community about best practices, and provide other useful information. The contents of these documents do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, except as authorized by law or incorporated into a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant.
Members of the public may petition the Department to modify or withdraw specific guidance documents. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.
Petitions to Modify or Withdraw a DOL guidance document may also be submitted by mail at the address below. Petitions should identify the specific guidance document by name and include your reason(s) for requesting withdrawal or modification.
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of the Executive Secretariat
200 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20210
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Examines the pay practice of an employer whose employees work extended periods in another town and have four straight days off. Discussion of travel time hours worked under 29 CFR 785 including travel away from home, and travel all in a days work.
Examines incentive pay options and their impact on the regular rate in light of the requirements of 29 CFR 778 and FLSA Section 7(e)
Examines an employer's suggested pay plan which offers both a piece rate and minimum hourly guarantee paid as a "bonus" when piece rate earnings exceed the guarantee. Discussion of discretionary bonuses under 7(e).
Examines a municipal pay plan which compensates firefighters for hours worked in training plus portions of the 24-hour shift they were unable to work as a result of attending the training.
Answers questions related to collectively bargained compensation agreements under FLSA 7(b)(2)
Examines the use of compensatory time in a public sector employer who pays employees hourly for the first 37.5 hours each week and provides compensatory time thereafter. Discussion of Section 7(o) and regulations 29 CFR 553.
Discusses qualifications that must be met by unions in order to meet requirements of 7(b)(1) and 7(b)(2) exemptions.
Examines criteria in FLSA Section 3(e) and regulations 29 CFR 553 to determine whether a public school district would comply with the Act if it allows a nonexempt school employees to assist as volunteers without compensation coaching sports, sponsoring clubs, etc. The technology and media assistant is discussed as an example.
Examines the "special detail" exception to the usual joint employment rules for fire protection and law enforcement employees of public agencies under Section 7(p)(1).
Examines the application of Section 13(b)(1) to a food manufacturer with operations in several states.
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