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 To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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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Outside collections adjustors do not qualify for the Part 541.2 administrative exemption as their duties depend on skill and experience, rather than the exercise of discretion and independent judgment.
Whether State law relating to self-insured health and medical plans has been preempted by ERISA.
OSHA construction standards do not apply to highway transportation of explosives. - [1926.902(d)]
Overhead guards not required for trucks operating in low overhead locations. - [1910.178(e)(1)]
Request for a postponement of the bonding requirements under section 412 of ERISA.
Whether a proposed exchange of certificates representing [company] stock between [company], on the one hand, and the Hourly and Salaried Plans on the other, pursuant to a reincorporation of [company] under the (State #2) law, would be considered to be an acquisition of employer stock by the Plans under section 407(a)(2) of ERISA.
Interpretive views of section 410(a) of ERISA, as applied to different agreements for indemnification of fiduciaries, providing examples of provisions that are permitted under section 410(a) and describing other indemnification provisions that are void u
If the employers are disassocated and the services of the police officer for the secondary employer are not required by statute or ordinance, there is no joint employment. If a police officer is at a workplace other than required by his primary employment is required by statute or local ordinance, a joint employment relationship exists.
Whether the Department of Labor can intervene in a lawsuit filed by a participant to recover benefits under a plan.
Whether ERISA permits negotiations with the union to reduce benefits of a defined benefit and defined contribution pension plan under which the benefits are based upon actuarial advice as to the amount that can be supported by the rate of contributions, and the collective bargaining agreement provides that, if the rate of contributions for any reason fails to support the benefits, negotiation may be undertaken to adjust either benefits and/or contributions up or down.
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