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 To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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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Whether the Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) offered by the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States to members of certain professional associations are employee pension benefit plans within the meaning of section 3(2) of ERISA.
The work performed by the quality field representative does not require knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a prolonged course.
Interpretation of 1910.107 as it applies to glue spraying operations. - [1910.107(m)]
Informing BAT staff of minimum wage exemption for apprenticeship
If after hours' grievance meetings are compensable hours for health care institution. Voluntary participation in labor-management committees, such as the grievance meeting, held outside of regular working hours is not considered hours worked.
Whether a retirement and death benefit arrangement (the Plan) for members of the Denver Fire Fighters Protective Association (the Association), is not a governmental plan but an employee benefit plan covered by Title I of ERISA.
Whether (1) each bank that provides employee benefits through the Wisconsin Bankers Association Insurance Trust Fund (the Trust) establishes its own separate employee welfare trust within the meaning of section 3(1) of ERISA, (2) the Trust is an employee welfare benefit plan under ERISA section 3(1) and (3) whether the Trust is a trust established under one or more employee benefit plan within the meaning of ERISA section 514(b)(2)(B) and not engaged in the business of insurance under the law of any state.
Clarification relative to scaffold heights under 10 feet. - [1926.451]
Whether Capital Trust Company, a trust company subject to supervision and examination by the Superintendent of Banks of the State of Oregon as a financial institution will be a “bank” for purposes of the Department of Labor’s PTE 80-51, when it acts as a trustee under a common trust fund established for investment by employee benefit plans.
Clarification on physical qualifications for crane operators. - [1910.179(b)(2)]
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