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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Del-Monox air purifiers are unacceptable for testing carbon monoxide concentration for compressor breathing air. - [1910.134(i)(7)]
Section 7(e)(5) extra compensation provided by the premiums paid for hours worked on double shifts and double-back shifts need not be included in an employee's regular rate of pay for the purpose of computing overtime compensation due under Section 7(a)
Whether the Trust was an employee welfare benefit plan covered by title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
"1) Whether automatic travel insurance available from the American Express Company without charge when using its travel card to pay for business travel would constitute an ""employee welfare benefit plan"" within the meaning of section 3(1) of ERISA; and,
2) Whether personal accident insurance acquired by and at the discretion of employees when renting an automobile for employer business purposes, and paid for by the employer, would constitute an ""employee welfare benefit plan"" within the meaning of section 3(1) of ERISA."
Discussion on FLSA's monetary requirements to wages witheld for repayment of a debt
Whether the Western Union Telegraph Company-Communication Workers of America, AFLCIO, Severance Pay Agreement (SPA) is a pension plan, a welfare plan, or neither.
CPL 02-01-014 [CPL 2-1.14B] - National - 29 CFR 1910.184(e)(4), Alloy Steel Chain Slings Proof Testing - 10/01/1981
Whether the Plan is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of ERISA section 3(3), as further defined by ERISA sections 3(1) and 3(2), and thus is covered by ERISA title I.
Whether the Merchants Discount Service Association Trust (the MDSA Trust) is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of ERISA section 3(3).
Temporary lighting strings used on construction sites. - [1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(J)]
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