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 To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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
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Exemption from the minimum wage and overtime pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for helicopter pilots
Collective bargaining agreement contingency provisions are prohibited by DOL.
Under 553.212, a person who spends more than 20 percent of his/her working time in activities that are not law enforcement activities, as defined in the regulations, is not considered to be an employee engaged in law enforcement activities for the purposes of 213(b)(20) and 207(k). An individual who is employed primarily in the highway department cannot qualify for exemption under 213(b)(20).
The primary duties of the account representative involve the basic tasks of the business, or "production" rather than carrying out the management polices of the business. As a result, the account representative is a nonexempt line employee who must be paid in accordance with the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of the FLSA.
Deductions from the guaranteed salary of an exempt employee for loss, damage, or destruction of company funds or property would result in the loss of the exemption because the salary would not be "guaranteed' or "free and clear" as required by 541.118.
DOL advises agencies that the revised H&W levels were $.74 and $2.07
Clarifies that under the fluctuating workweek method , the employer may not make deductions from the nonexempt employee's guaranteed fixed salary where there is no paid leave to substitute for employee absences. This salary basis under the 541.118 applies to salary exempt employees and not to the the salary requirements under the fluctuating workweek method.
The letter addresses three questions regarding conducting time studies using a person with a disability.
The practice known as knotting is not part of a restricted industry, more specifically, the knitted outerwear industry as defined in the regulations, a certificate to employ homeworkers in restricted industry is not required for this industry.
Time spent by police officers testifying at court or other proceedings is compensable hours of work under the FLSA if controlled or required by a state or local government or if the police officer's attendace is inteded to benefit the state or local governoment or their attendace is a direct result of the performance of the police officer's official duties. In addtion to their regular compensation, the police officers would be entitled to additional overtime premium for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek, or in accordance with the applicable 207(k) workperiod.
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