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 To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.
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Whether the Collective Bargaining Agreement certified through the National Labor Relations Board was properly submitted to WH for consideration of its payment plan.
FLSA does not prohibit an employer from paying his employees a different rate of pay during the busy season than in the slack season provided each rate is agreed upon and specified in advance, is in effect for a substantial period of time and is a bona fide rate i.e., the actual basis of straight time and overtime compensation.
This document continues to be used in conjunction with AAM 96; see AAM 96.
If a truck driver is off duty while sleeping aboard a truck in motion on sleeper equipment provided by the employer.
Whether certain deductions made for loans, savings by the employer may be considered as facilities under Section 3(m).
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-51 highlighting the requirement to physically include labor standards provisions in all subcontracts (superseded AAM #6, 5/13/58)
An assistant manager or manager of a leased department or store whose compensation is based on a percentage of store sales
The application of the overtime pay exemption provided in section 7(h) of the Fair Labor Standards Act to pest control servicemen, employed by the company at its various branches throughout the country
Regarding reappraisal of the method utilized for "average trip time" for local delivery drivers or helpers under 13(b)(11).
Encloses Solicitor of Labor Opinion DB-49 regarding satisfaction of DBA fringe benefit obligations.
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