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 To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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
200 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20210
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This guidance highlights and explains certain medical surveillance requirements in OSHA’s health standards for beryllium.
This QuickCard outlines worker information on the beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test (BeLPT) that determines if the immune system reacts to beryllium as a foreign substance.
This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter provides information to states about the FY 2021 UI State Administration base resource allocations, general guidelines for resource planning, above-base funding, and SBRs.
This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) provides information to states and outlying areas on Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities program allotments for Program Year (PY) 2021; final PY 2021 allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service (ES) Program, as required by section 6(b)(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended; and the allotments of Workforce Information Grants to states for PY 2021.
This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) provides guidance on the alignment of reporting requirements in the Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL) and the ETA-9130, while further providing information on how to document specific scenarios within the submitted data.
This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) provides guidance to Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) grantees regarding updates to the priority of service provisions, durational limit waiver categories, and State Plan requirements due to the passage of the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020, which reauthorized the Older Americans Act (OAA) and included new provisions regarding certain individuals who were formerly incarcerated or under supervision following release from prison or jail.
Assists plan fiduciaries and record-keepers in their responsibilities to manage cybersecurity risks.
Helps plan sponsors and fiduciaries prudently select a service provider with strong cybersecurity practices and monitor their activities, as ERISA requires.
This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter highlights the importance of identity verification in ensuring the proper payment of unemployment benefits and to provide guidance to states on required administrative procedures when processing claims and determining UI eligibility in cases where an individual's identity (ID) is questionable.
This Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) rescinds FAB 2020-2 and provides updated guidance to Wage and Hour Division (WHD) field staff regarding the practice of seeking liquidated damages in settlements in lieu of litigation (liquidated damages).
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