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 To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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
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Washington, DC 20210
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Discusses whether county employees can volunteer to perform the same job they are paid to do; Public agencies
A primary duty involving the basic tasks of the business, or "production" work rather than the management policies of the business is non-exempt work which does not qualify for the exemption as a bona fide administrative employee.
Examines the potential joint employment relationships between court reporters and elected trial judges and attorneys by analyzing the criteria in the common law economic realities test.
President Clinton revoked former President Bush's revocation of DBA.
Extra compensation besides the salary for nonexempt undercover work would not, by itself, defeat an otherwise applicable exemption. Were the employee to spend considerable amounts of time in nonexempt undercover work, the primary duty test may not be met for the exemption.
Public sector firefighters, under 7(k), perform "...activities which are required for, and directly concerned with the prevention, control, or extinguishment of fires". These arson investigators do not qualify for the 7k exemption because their duties are not consistent with §553.210(a).
This letter responds to the request of using polygraph examination to curtail government corruption and of being admissible in court.
This letter provides guidance on holiday pay to an employee on FMLA leave.
Furnishing compensatory time off to employees who meet all the requirements of the 541 exemption when they perform nonexempt firefighting duties would not affect the salary basis requirement. However, engagement in the performance of substantial amounts of nonexempt firefighting activities could affect the application of the administrative exemption.
If the car is a facility that is customarily furnished for an employee's benefit, then the reasonable cost of the car may be deducted from the wages of an employee.
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