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 To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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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Provides an exemption from the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the FLSA for "any employee employed in connection with the publication of any weekly, semiweekly, or daily newspaper with a circulation of less than four thousand the major part of which circulation is within the county where published or counties contiguous thereto."
Provides that FLSA section 7 (overtime) shall not apply to any employee for whom the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (DOT/FHWA) has power to establish qualifications and maximum hours of service pursuant to the provisions of section 204 of the Motor Carrier Act of 1935.
OSHA provided clarification for HCS Classification and Labeling and its application for products manufactured for shipment to domestic or international destinations.
Requirements for labeling of products shipped for export to domestic and international destinations, under the revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012) - [1910.1200(f)(1)(i); 1910.1200(f)(1)(ii); 1910.1200(f)(1)(iii); 1910.1200(f)(1)(iv); 1910.120
Set of FAQs clarifying process.
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an emerging viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (MERS-CoV). This Safety and Health Topics web page provides information about MERS-CoV and MERS for workers and employers.
Provides examples of group health plan treatment limits that may violate the parity law.
Confined Spaces- Frequently Asked Questions
This advisory contains information on recent and past accidents involving AMMONIUM NITRATE (commonly referred to as AN), on the hazards of AN, how to manage these hazards, and appropriate steps for community emergency planning and proper emergency respons
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