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 To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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 sections 6 and 7 under the FLSA (section 13(a)(1)) for any employee employed by any retail or service establishment (except an establishment or employee engaged in laundering, cleaning, or repairing clothing or fabrics or an establishment engaged in the operation of a hospital, institution, or school described in section 3(s)(5)), if more than 50 percent of such establishment's annual dollar volume (ADV) of sales of goods or services is made within the state in which the establishment is located, and such establishment is not in an enterprise described in section 3(s).
This set of FAQs addresses coverage of preventive services, rescissions, out-of-network emergency services, coverage for individuals participating in approved clinical trials, limitations on cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act.
OSHA provided clarification of shipyard competent person and the testing of atmopheres where there is no permissible exposure limit
Evaluation of chemical exposures in shipyard operations by competent persons - [1915.3(c); 1915.4(o); 1915.7]
To use the rigid brace for pain relief is considered medical treatment beyond first-aid.
Recordkeeping Regulation contained in 29 CFR Part 1904 - [1904.7(b)(5)(ii)(F)]
Provides information to the mining community on examination of electrical underground coal mine equipment, under 30 C.F.R. Section 75. 512, 75.800-3, 75.821, and 75.900-3, regarding equipment that is put into service for the first time, out-of-service equipment.
Medical and First Aid
This comprehensive document highlights hazards associated with surface preparation and preservation activities such as blastingm paint removal, and degreasing. It also discusses the hazards associated with the application of paint and other protective coa
Final disclosure templates, uniform glossary, and instructions.
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