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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Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 03-25 encourages the state and local workforce development systems to use Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding to help youth and adults develop artificial intelligence (AI) skills.
Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 15-25 provides states with information about preliminary FY 2026 UI State Administration base resource planning targets, with general guidelines for resource planning, and an explanation of how the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) allocates base resources among the states.
Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 15-24, Change 1, provides State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with advance notice of the upcoming permanent transition of the UIR and BAM applications from UIDBMS to UIRS; to provide instructions to SWAs on how to submit data to UIRS; and to advise SWAs that effective December 6, 2025, all states must transmit their UIR data only through UIRS and BAM data only through UIRS starting December 27, 2025.
Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 02-25 announces the availability of approximately $30 million for an initial round of the Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund (“Training Fund”) grants, with award amounts of up to $8 million. Pending the availability of funds, there may be additional rounds of this grant program. These grants will address critical workforce needs for in-demand skilled trade careers and in high-growth and emerging industries, in support of Executive Order 14278, Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future and America’s AI Action Plan, and at least $5 million of the total available funding will be awarded to support training in the shipbuilding industry.
Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 01-25 advises State Workforce Agencies, or agencies designated by Governors as “Cooperating State Agencies” (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as “states”) of the “by request” process and associated deadlines for receiving FY 2025 TAA Program TaOA funds.
Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 13-25 reminds states of procedural requirements when funds are returned by a bank or financial institution and to provide guidance to states regarding the methodology states must use to allocate returned funds across Unemployment Compensation (UC) programs when no identifying claim information is available. This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) also provides additional information and clarification regarding the reporting of overpayment activities on Unemployment Insurance (UI) Required Reports.
Whether a long-term disability program sponsored by the California Association of Professional Firefighters is an "employee welfare benefit plan" within the meaning of ERISA 3(1) sponsored by an "employees' beneficiary association" within the meaning of ERISA 3(4).
This advisory opinion concerns the application of ERISA’s fiduciary responsibility provisions to a Citigroup program that involves a commitment by Citigroup and its affiliates to pay all or some portion of the investment management fees for diverse managers retained by Citi-sponsored employee benefit plans.
This Advisory Opinion rescinds Advisory Opinion 2023-01A.
Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 26-16, Change 1 updates TEGL No. 26-16, issued June 1, 2017, and developed jointly by the U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL) and Education (ED) (collectively, the Departments). Within ED, the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) will update Program Memorandum (PM) 17-6 and the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) will update Technical Assistance Circular(TAC) 17-04 to be consistent with the changes reflected herein.
Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 07-18, Change 1 provides information to States and grantees of the U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL) and Education (ED) (collectively “the Departments”) on the performance accountability system requirements set forth in section 116 of WIOA. The guidance provides information about the guidelines States must use in developing procedures for ensuring the data submitted are valid and reliable, as required by section 116(d)(5) of WIOA.
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