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 To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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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FLSA section 13(a)(3) exemption for seasonal and recreational establishmetns did not apply to an indoor pool at a town park. The pool was open year around. The rescinded FLSA section 13(a)(2) retail exemption was also explained.
Equivalent construction of cages or wells; cages for 30' straight ladders. - [1910.27(d)(1)]
Whether certain students working at a small radio or TV stations are employees.
Whether the hours of employment of an employee of an employer engaged in the business of operating a street, suburban or interurban electric railway, or local trolley or motorbus carrier meet the requirements under section 7(n).
Whether certain prisoner are considered employees and therefore entitled to the benefits afforded under FLSA.
Encloses a Secretary of Labor ruling rescinding the policy set forth in DB-9 (see AAM 28). DOL advises that truck driver owner-operators are to be treated no differently than labor & mechanics for payroll purposes.
Applicability of 29 CFR 1910.181 to Derricks - [1910.181(b)(1)]
Whether employees working at a non-profit historic home qualify for the seasonal amusement or recreation establishment exemption in Section 13(a)(3).
Whether the 18 service engineers employed by your client, a national distributor of scientific and medical instrumentation, meet the requirement for professionalor motor carrier exemption.
Whether certain resident service representatives employed by a medical service organization meet the exemption.
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