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 To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.
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Voluntary payment for travel time that is not considered hours worked under the FLSA are excluded from the regular rate of pay for purpose of computing overtime (Section 778.320(b))
Whether plans which participate in the Program may avail themselves of certain exemptions from the reporting and disclosure requirements set forth in regulations issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
1910.1020 does not apply to work situations with just safety hazards. - [1910.1020(b)]
Perimeter guarding of low-pitched roofs. - [1926.500]
Overhand Bricklaying - Applicability or Certain Standards. - [1926.28]
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code - Stop valves upstream of relief valves. - [1910.169]
You are concerned about the possible denial of retirement benefits to your client, Mr. Edwin L. Bristol, a former employee of Eastern Airlines (Eastern). Before examining whether or not Mr. Bristol has been improperly denied benefits, it is necessary to determine whether space-available passes and reduced-rate travel benefits (Travel Benefit Program) offered by Eastern to its retired employees constitute an employee benefit plan covered under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Request an advisory opinion stating that neither Peoples Dental Plan (PDP) nor Peoples Dental (PD) are employee welfare benefit plans within the meaning of section 3(1) of ERISA.
Requesting an advisory opinion under section 407 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) in connection with the employee benefit plan program of Sun Company, Inc. (Sun).
You have requested an advisory opinion to the effect that the early redemption of certificates of deposit by the Philadelphia Saving Fund Society (PSFS) as plan sponsor and trustee for The Philadelphia Saving Fund Society Incentive and Investment Plan (the Plan) would not constitute a prohibited transaction despite the fact that the Plan was required by regulations issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to pay a penalty to PSFS for the premature redemption of these time deposits.
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