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.
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Highly Hazardous Chemicals as it applies to flammable liquid from a stationary tank. - [1910.119]
Whether an employee benefit arrangement sponsored by the United Service Association for Health Care (USA) and seven trusts established under the arrangement constitute "employee welfare benefit plans" within the meaning of section 3(1) of ERISA and whether they are "fully insured" within the meaning of section 514(b)(6)(D) of ERISA.
Highly Hazardous Chemicals as it applies to a covered process. - [1910.119]
OSHACT cannot directly protect employees of State and local governments. - [1975.5]
Highly Hazardous Chemicals as it applies to operating procedures and certify on an annual basis. - [1910.119]
Whether benefit arrangements for employees of certain hospitals and other institutions of the Religious Sisters of Mercy are church plans within the meaning of section 3(33) of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Whether benefit arrangements for employees of the Sacred Heart Manor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a nursing home of the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm are church plans within the meaning of section 3(33) of Title I of ERISA.
NIOSH Respirator User Notice.
Safety procedures associated with the use of wheel or track propelled excavators. - [1926.21(b)(2)]
Storage of flammable and/or combustible liquids. - [1926.152; 1926.103; 1910.134]
ANSI standard requires Safety-Toe safety shoes meet a compression test and an impact test. - [1910.136]
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) provisions. - [1910.1200]
Whether the Addison Community Hospital Employee Pension Plan is a governmental plan within the meaning of section 3(32) of Title I of ERISA and thus excluded by section 4(b)(1) from coverage by the requirements of Title I of ERISA.
Whether benefit arrangements that twelve institutions of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia establish and maintain for their employees are church plans within the meaning of section 3(33) of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Remote distance, close proximity and other PSM questions. - [1910.119]
Whether the District of Columbia Bar Deferred Compensation Plan, administered by the D.C. Bar is a "governmental plan" within the meaning of section 3(32) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA").
Application of 29 CFR 1926.51(f) - [1926.51]
Use of synthetic fiber slings. - [1926.251]
Labeling provisions. - [1910.1200]
This letter provides guidance on intermittent leave and the ADA.
Employers' responsibilities towards temporary employees. - [1910.1200]
Hazard determination for carcinogenic compounds. - [1910.1200]
Labels and hazard warnings. - [1910.1200]
Whether the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District Money Purchase Pension Plan established by the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District is a "governmental plan" within the meaning of section 3(32) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA").
Hazard Communication Standard and Material Safety Data Sheets. - [1910.1200]
Highly Hazardous Chemicals as it applies to solid propellant rocket motors. - [1910.119]
Members of a HAZMAT team. - [1910.120]
Working distances between employees and energized conductors. - [1926.950]
This letter provides guidance on substance abuse treatment; and return to work agreements.
This letter provides guidance on the Office of the Legislative Auditor of the State of Louisiana and definition of "employee".
All electric tools need to be tested by a qualified national testing laboratory and be listed and labeled. - [1926.449; 1926.302(a); 1926.403(a); 1926 Subpart K]
Highly Hazardous Chemicals applies to aqueous solutions of Hydrogen Fluoride. - [1910.119]
Demolition regulations do apply to the removal of ceilings and interior non-load bearing walls and partitions. - [1926.850(a); 1926 Subpart T; 1926 Subpart L]
Exemption from wearing hard hats. - [1910.132; 1910.135 ]
Gainsharing payments designed to reward employees for improving productivity through the better use of labor and materials do not meet the requirements for exlusion of profit sharing from the regular rate under 7(e)(3)(b).
Passenger seat belts not required on school buses. - [1926.601(b)(9)]
Posting of the OSHA notice;jurisdiction over state and military personnel - [1903.2(a); 1975.5; 1952; 1960.1(e)]
Using compressed air for cleaning an employee's body and clothing. - [1910.242; 1910.242(b); 1917.154]
This letter provides guidance on disability retirement; and maintenance of health benefits.
A claim to the 7k exemption may not be objectively made retroactively.
Where an employer has bona fide sick leave benefits, the combining of nonexempt and exempt employees and tracking sick leave for the exempt employees will not cause the exempt employees to lose their exempt status.
Confined space entry. - [1910.146]
Respirator selection requirements prescribed in the OSHA standard on benzene exposure. - [1910.1028]
Soil classification. - [1926 Subpart P]
This letter provides guidance on long term disability insurance policies; and pre-existing conditions.
This letter provides guidance on the accrual of additional benefits while out on FMLA leave.
Where an employer requires an exempt employee to take full day absences only, when the employee only needs a portion of a day, once vacation and sick leave are exhausted, the deduction from the employee's salary would not be in compliance with 541.118.
Hazard communication standard and pharmaceuticals. - [1910.1200; 1910.1200(b)(6)(v); 1910.1200(b)(6)(vi); 1910.1200(b)(6)(viii); 1910.1200(g)(1)]
Release of hazardous chemicals from gas calibration bottles. - [1910.1200]
Applicability of the Process Safety Management manufacturing processes involving workplace explosives. - [1910.109; 1910.119]
Eyeglasses with exposed metal parts. - [1910.333]
HHCs as it applies to ethylene oxide (ETO). - [1910.119]
HHCs as it applies to manufacturing processes involving workplace explosives. - [1910.119]
Processes involving workplace explosive. - [1910.119]
This letter provides guidance on the payment of health care premiums.
Fall protection and pipe racks. - [1926.502(d)]
Whether proceeds received from the sale of stock from an employee stock ownership plan acquired with a loan which is exempt under section 408(b)(3) may be used to repay the loan if there is no formal pledge of the stock as security for the loan. Whether such action violates the general fiduciary provisions of ERISA.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard as they apply to veterinary drugs. - [1910.1200]
Whether the long-term disability program sponsored by the California Law Enforcement Association (CLEA), a non-profit mutual benefit corporation formed to provide a program of disability benefits to law enforcement personnel in the State of California, is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of Title I of ERISA. Whether CLEA is an employee organization under section 3(4) or an employer group or association under section 3(5).
Whether the proposed purchase and lease-back of a tax-exempt school's land and building by a self-directed Individual Retirement Account (IRA) that is an employee pension benefit plan would result in a prohibited transaction under section 4975 of the Code. Whether the prohibited transaction would result in a deemed distribution from the IRA under section 408(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Whether the Labor-Management Cooperation Trust, which was established in accordance with the Labor Management Cooperation Act of 1978 by the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, Local Union 598, AFL-CIO and the employers that are signatories to the Local 598 Collective Bargaining Agreement, as revised December 1991, is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of Title I of ERISA. Specifically, whether the revised Trust Agreement’s purpose to provide benefits described in section 302 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 falls within the meaning of section 3(1) of Title I of ERISA.
HHCs as it applies to strategic petroleum reserve storage sites. - [1910.119]
CPL 02-02-058 [CPL 2-2.58] - National - 29 CFR 1926.62, Lead Exposure In Construction; Interim Final Rule-- Inspection and Compliance Procedures - 12/13/1993 - PDF
HHCs as it applies to end use applications of acrolein. - [1910.119]
Letter to an employee of the U.S. Postal Service explains that EPPA does not apply to federal employees.
This letter provides guidance on the definition of an "employer".
Proper equipment for testing ground-fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs). - [1926.404(b)(1)(ii)]
Tunnel boring machine equipment. - [1910.7(a); 1926.449; 1926.403(a); 1926.800(s)]
This letter provides guidance grandparents; and in loco parentis relationships.
This letter provides guidance on cash paid in lieu of providing medical insurance.
General industry standards to construction activities. - [1926.20(d)(2)]
Salary deductions for exempt employees due to disciplinary action, military leave, and jury duty.
Keller ladder proper set up. - [1926.32; 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii)]
Hoists that have two upper "hoist limit switches". - [1910.179]
Extracted teeth potentially infectious materials. - [1910.1030]
The meaning of "direct recirculating ovens". - [1910.263]
Whether the TNCO, Inc. Health Benefits Plan (TNCO Plan), a single-employer plan that is self-funded with stop loss coverage, is an employee welfare benefits plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of Title I of ERISA. Whether the plan is subject to the exceptions in section 514(b).
Steel-toed and steel-shanked tennis shoes for use at a construction site. - [1926.96]
Exit route requirements as it relates to the widths of doorways into electrical equipment enclosures. - [1910.36(g)(2)]
Permit-Required Confined Spaces: metal container curing ovens. - [1910.146(c)(7); 1910.147; 1910.146(b)]
This letter provides guidance on employees fraudulently obtaining FMLA leave.
This guidance provides guidance on light duty positions; and transferring the employee to an alternate position.
This letter provides guidance on the 1250 hours worked requirement of employee eligibility.
Volunteers may be paid expenses, reasonable benefits, a nominal fee or any combination thereof, for their services without losing their status as volunteers.
Voluntary participation in a "cafeteria plan" that meets certain criteria may comply with minimum wage requirements of the FLSA.
Crane overload tests must be performed according to the manufacturers specifications and limitations. - [1926.550(a)(1)]
Employees working on scaffolds and wearing of protective helmets. - [1926.100]
Spill containment of flammable or combustible liquids when a curb or earth dike is used. - [1910.12; 1910.106(d)(6)(iii); 1926.152(c)(3)]
This letter provides guidance on an employer's obligation to continue to provide furnished lodging to an eligible employee on FMLA leave.
Hazard evaluation of mixtures containing established mutagens. - [1910.1200]
This letter provides guidance on multi-employer health plans; and an employer ceasing operations.
This letter provides guidance on an employer's contact with an employee while on FMLA leave; and an employer recovering insurance premiums from an employee on FMLA leave.
This letter provides guidance on the employer's requirements to maintain medical coverage during FMLA leave.
Reasonable benefits for volunteer fire fighthers may involve inclusion in group insurance like liability, health, life, disability, workers' compensation or pension plans.
The soil classification system. - [1926]
Whether the Tremont Nail Company Health Benefits Plan, a single-employer plan that is self-funded with stop loss coverage, is an employee welfare benefits plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of Title I of ERISA. Whether the plan is subject to the exceptions in section 514(b)(6).
This letter provides guidance on the FMLA in relation to New Jersey Family Leave Law.
Permit Required Confined Space Standard as it applies to certain operations. - [1910.146]
Permit Required Confined Spaces Standard requires employers to retain canceled entry permits for at least one year. - [1910.146]
Elevator repair and servicing. - [1910.146]
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