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This letter provides guidance on the calculation of overtime with bonuses.
Employer's duty to inform auto mechanic of presence of blood in vehicle being repaired. - [1910.1030; 1910.1030(b)]
This letter provides guidance on whether FMLA leave counts as hours worked for future health insurance eligibility.
Clarification on revising a baseline audiogram if a standard threshold shift occurs in only one ear. - [1910.95; 1910.95(g)(9)]
Applicability of the Fire brigade standard to health care facilities. - [1910.156; 1910.156(a)]
Facial hair and voluntary use of filtering facepiece respirators. - [1910.134; 1910.134(a); 1910.134(c)(2)(ii)]
Applicability of HAZWOPER standard to hazardous waste generators that are not conditionally exempt as small quantity generators. - [1910.120; 1910.120(a)(2)(iii); 1910.120(p)(8)]
Highway work zones and reflective/warning vests for the protection of off-duty police officers working as flaggers. - [1926.200; 1926.200(g)(2); 1926.201; 1926.201(a)]
This letter provides guidance on cafeteria plan allotments; and the maintenance of group health benefits during FMLA leave.
This letter provides guidance on volunteer work; civic and charitable work; suffer or permit to work; and portal to portal.
OSHA requirements applicable to use of the Contex "Magic Arm" below-the-hook lifting device. - [1926.20(b); 1926.21(b)(2); 1926.251(a)(1); 1926.753; 1926.1400]
Requirements for carrying and stacking lumber with nails. - [1926.95(a); 1926.250(b)]
Whether OSHA standards prohibit using two power hoists wired together to a single control;whether a minimum of two persons are required to be on board a two-point suspended scaffold. - [1926.451; 1926.451(d)(13); 1926.452]
Whether the transfer of residual assets from a terminated MEWA that is also a plan to a VEBA that provides health and life insurance benefits to the employees of the entity that sponsored both the MEWA and the VEBA constitutes an improper inurement of plan assets for the benefit of an employer in violation of section 403, or a prohibited transaction under section 406.
This letter provides guidance on making contributions to multi-employer group health plans for employees on FMLA leave
Interlock requirements for access door(s) of trash compactor. - [1910.147; 1910.147(a)(2)(ii); 1910.212]
The powered platform standard's emergency action plan requirements do not necessarily require lowering the platform to ground level. - [1910.66; 1910.66(e)(9)]
Correct manner to interpret air sample measurements of an employee's asbestos exposure when the samples are overloaded. - [1926.1101; 1926.1101(c)(1); 1926.1101(f)(1)]
Requirements for providing awareness training for employees performing housekeeping duties; providing notification of ACM/PACM for employers and employees. - [1910.1001; 1910.1001(j)(2)(iii); 1910.1001(j)(7)(iv); 1926.1101; 1926.1101(k)(2)(ii)]
This letter provides guidance on the eligible employee vacating employer-provided lodging while on FMLA leave
This letter provides guidance on youths working as life guards.
This lettter provides guidance on rest and break periods; travel time; and travel all in a days work.
This letter provides guidance on the hours worked for public sector firefighters/police.
This letter provides guidance on overtime compensation and public agencies.
This letter provides guidance on tipped employees and tip credit / service charges.
This letter provides guidance on volunteer reserve police officers.
This letter provides guidance on the transportation of pallets and kegs.
Employer's obligation to assure the accuracy of the sharps injury log. - [1910.1030; 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv); 1910.1030(f)(3); 1910.1030(h)(5)]
CPL 02-00-138 [CPL 02-00-138] - National - Audit and Verification Program of Occupational Injury and Illness Records - 01/12/2006 - PDF
29 CFR 1926.651(i)(1); excavation operations. - [1926.651(i)(1)]
Requirement for a safety latch on a sling hook depends on the activity for which the sling is being used. - [1910.181(a)(29); 1910.181(j)(2); 1910.184(c)(6); 1917.45; 1918.66; 1918.81; 1926.753]
OSHA's machine guarding requirements provide no exemption from guarding based on shaft size or speed. - [1910.219(c)(2)(i); 1910.219(c)(5)]
Whether a lease by a company (LLC) 49% owned by an IRA to a company (S) which is a disqualified person with respect to that IRA is a prohibited transaction where the manager of the LLC is an officer of S. Whether 29 CFR 2509.75-2 makes the transaction an indirect prohibited transaction and whether it makes the transaction a violation of the Internal Revenue Code's exclusive benefit rule.
Whether the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Association Benefits Consortium, Inc. Health Plan is an "employee welfare benefit plan" within the meaning of section 3(1) of ERISA that is maintained by a "group or association of employers" within the meaning of section 3(5) of ERISA.
Whether the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association Benefit Consortium, Inc. Health Plan is an "employee welfare benefit plan" within the meaning of section 3(1) of ERISA that is maintained by a "group or association of employers" within the meaning of section 3(5) of ERISA.
Notification requirements for concrete compressive strength and anchor bolt modifications. - [1926.752(a); 1926.752(a)(2); 1926.752(b); 1926.755(b); 1926.755(b)(2)]
Rail extensions for a portable ladder;step-through ladder device. - [1926.1053(b)(1); 1910.25(d)(2)]
Use of passing trays and single-handed scalpel blade remover in a surgical setting. - [1910.1030; 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv); 1910.1030(d)(2)]
Determining if an injury is considered a new recordkeeping case based on a recurrence of previously recorded symptoms. - [1904; 1904.5(b)(3); 1904.6]
Whether gas-actuated fastening tools require the same individual training for each model as powder-actuated fastening tools. - [1926.21(b)(2); 1926.302(e); 1910.243(d)]
Whether the status of the Utah Transit Authority Hourly Employees Retirement Plan as a "governmental plan" within the meaning of section 3(32) of ERISA would be adversely affected if it were amended to allow two transit authority employees to continue to participate while on leave of absence to perform duties as full-time elected officials of the labor union representing transit authority employees who participate in the Plan.
Beyer, Dave
This letter provdes guidance on volunteer work as compensable time.
This letter provides guidance on the administrative and professional exemptions.
Freehand piercing without the use of forceps or other engineering controls violates the bloodborne pathogens standards. - [1910.1030; 1910.1030(d)(2)(i)]
Whether each division of a separate account would itself be a "separate account" as defined in section 3(17) of ERISA where the income, gains and losses attributable to the assets of each division, whether or not realized, are credited to or charged against the assets invested in that division and not to the assets of any other division or to the insurer’s general account and without regard to other income, gains or losses of other divisions or the insurer’s general account.
Advisory Opinion Opinion Letter 2005-23A HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. PLEASE SEE DISCUSSION OF ROLLOVERS IN FINAL, INVESTMENT ADVICE FIDUCIARIES
Whether a financial consultant hired by a participant in a 404(c) plan to provide investment advice or management is a fiduciary and provides investment advice within the meaning of section 3(21) when he advises the participant to take a withdrawal in order to invest the assets in an investment not available under the plan, and whether the advisor engages in a prohibited transaction if the recommended investment pays an additional fee to the advisor.
Clarification of "potential atmospheric hazard" when reclassifying a PRCS as a non-permit required confined space. - [1910.146(b); 1910.146(c)(7); 1910.146(c)(7)(i)]
Provides guidance on how to apply the Section 13(a)(15) companionship services exemption in light of the Second Circuit's decision in Coke v. Long Island Care at Home.
Clarification on recording days away from work for follow-up visits to doctor while on restricted-duty job and recovery time to stabilize preexisting condition. - [1904; 1904.5(b)(2)(ii)]
Qualifications for interpreting/classifying chest roentenograms and maintenance of interpretation forms. - [1910.1001; 1910.1001(m)(3); 1910.1001(m)(5); 1910.1020; 1910.1020(d)(1); 1910.1020(d)(1)(i)]
Korleski, Chris
This letter provides guidance on educational incentive pay.
Fall protection requirements for workers on guardrail-equipped platforms. - [1926.451(g)(1); 1926.451(g)(4)]
Use of ANSI/ISA S84.00.01-2004 Parts 1-3 (IEC 61511 MOD) to comply with OSHA's Process Safety Management standard. - [1910.119]
Enhanced risk of damage/degradation of insulation integrity on temporary wiring with prolonged use. - [1910.269]
Clarification of "continuous forced air ventilation" for PRCS entry work. - [1910.146(c)(5)(i); 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(E)]
Revocation of Proclamation 7924 Suspending the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Provisions
This letter provides guidance on the “rolling backwards" 12-month leave period; and the 1250 hours test for employee eligibility.
Olson, Steve
A worm drive gearbox is not considered to be a holding brake. - [1910.179; 1910.179(a)(2); 1910.179(f)(1)(i); 1910.179(f)(1)(ii)]
Once medical treatment beyond first aid has occurred for injury or illness the case must be recorded. - [1904; 1904.7(b)]
OSHA regulations applicable to materials used on asphalt tank farms. - [1910.106]
This letter provides guidance on firefighters/police and overtime.
This letter provides guidance on overtime compensation for house parents.
This letter provides guidance on exemptions for commissioned employees of retail or service establishments.
This letter provides guidance on nonexempt employees who volunteer as coaches/advisors.
Periodic serologic testing to monitor antibody concentrations after completion of the hepatitis B vaccine three-dose series is not recommended. - [1910.1030; 1910.1030(f)(1)(i)]
Chocking requirements for trailers docked to buildings with downward approaches. - [1910.178; 1910.178(k)(1); 1910.178(m)(7)]
The requirements for vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating aerial devices; effect of revised ANSI A92.2 standards. - [1926.453; 1926.453(a)(1)]
Whether 29 CFR 1926.601 prohibits an employer from leaving light duty pick-up trucks running and unattended on an off-highway jobsite. - [1926.600(a)(3)(ii); 1926.601]
This letter provides guidance on compensatory time off and overtime.
This letter provides guidance on retention benefits and bonuses.
This letter provides guidance on recreational establishments as summer camps.
This letter provides guidance on shift substitution and overtime requirements.
This letter provides guidance on social workers and caseworkers and administrative and executive exemptions.
Definition of "extreme low position" for overhead and gantry cranes. - [1910.179; 1910.179(h)(2)(iii)(a)]
CPR training is a required element in some OSHA general industry standards. - [1910.151(b); 1910.146; 1910.266; 1910.269]
This letter provides guidance on the salary requirements of the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions.
Acceptability of using a light switch as a disconnecting means for the electrical lockout/tagout standard. - [1910.303(b)(2); 1910.333(a)(2); 1910.333(b)(1); 1910.333(b)(2); 1910.399]
This letter rpovides guidance on staffing managers as executive or administrative exempt employees.
This letter provides guidance on deductions from the salary basis requirements for leave taken during inclement weather.
This letter provides guidance on academic advisors and intervention specialists and the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions.
This letter provides guidance on aviation museum curators as administrative exempt employees.
This letter provides guidance on the overtime pay requirements for any employee of a retail or service establishment.
The definition of "Readily accessible" does not necessarily preclude the locking of electrical panels, provided those needing ready access are provided a key or lock combination. - [1910.399]
Training programs for the Control of Hazardous Energy (LOTO) and for the Hazard Communication standard are not satisfied solely by merely providing employees written documentation. - [1910.147; 1910.147(c)(7)(i); 1910.1200; 1910.1200(h)]
Employee's rights upon termination to access to physician's written opinion and respirator fit test results. - [1926.1101(m)(4); 1910.134(m); 1910.134(m)(2); 1910.134(m)(4)]
This letter provides guidance on police lieutenants, police captains and fire battalion chiefs, and the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions.
This letter provides guidance on beauty school instructors and the professional and creative professional exemptions.
This letter provides guidance on the professional exemption as applied to non-certified substitute teachers with or without a bachelor's degree.
This letter provides guidance on bookkeeper/office manager, maintenance supervisor and maintenance personnel, and the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions.
This letter provides guidance on medical coders, and professional exemptions.
This letter provides guidance on call-back pay and the overtime provisions.
Allocation of Costs of Assessing and Collecting State Taxes that are Collected in Conjunction with the State Unemployment Compensation Tax
Determining voltage ratings for electrical insulating equipment used during electrical power distribution and transmission work. - [1910.137(b)(2)(i); 1910.269(a)(3); 1910.269(c); 1910.269(l)(1); 1910.269(l)(2); 1910.269(l)(3); 1910.269(l)(4); 1926.951]
This letter provides guidance on the applicability of the overtime provisions of the FLSA to a local church and the calculation of overtime for an employee who holds both a salaried and hourly position.
This letter provides guidance on the salary basis requirements of teachers, and deductions.
DOL announced that the President had suspended the application of the DBA in areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
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