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 To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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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Regarding the applicability of Title I of ERISA. Specifically, whether the Labor Management Construction Safety Alliance, Inc. (LMCSA) is an "employee welfare benefit plan" within the meaning of section 3(1) of Title I of ERISA.
Reasonable access to toilet facilities; citation analysis for failure to allow access to toilet facilities. - [1910.141; 1910.141(c)(1)(i)]
HAZWOPER training requirements for hospital staff who decontaminate chemically contaminated patients. - [1910.120]
Guidance addressing whether a plan administrator may deny a participant loan to a director or officer of the sponsor on the basis that the loan violates the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 without contravening the requirement of section 408(b)(1) of E
Examines several issues relating to the the application of the FLSA, particularly Section 3(e)(4)(a), to volunteer fire fighters.
Whether under ERISA Church is entitled to retain the demutualization award paid to Church by Principal for a group annuity contract that was purchased in connection with the termination of a retirement plan that had been established and maintained by Church.
OSHA standards set minimum safety and health requirements;they do not prohibit employers from adopting more stringent requirements. - [1926.760; 1926.760(a); 1926.760(a)(1); 1926; 1926.760(b); 1926.760(c); 1926.760(a)(3)]
Acceptable use of antiseptic-hand cleansers for bloodborne pathogen decontamination and as an appropriate handwashing practice. - [1910.1030; 1910.1030(d)(2)(v); 1910.1030(d)(2)(vi)]
Clarification of qualified employee requirements for the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution standard. - [1910.269; 1910.269(a)(2)(i); 1910.269(l)(1)(i); 1910.269(b)(1); 1910.269(a)(2)]
Regarding the application of ERISA to an employer’s amendment of its plan to eliminate life insurance benefits for certain retirees and the amendment of its defined benefit pension plan to add similar benefits for those retirees, and the implementation of those amendments. Specifically whether the amendments, along with their implementation, would not violate the anti-inurement, exclusive benefit and prohibited transaction provisions under ERISA.
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