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 To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.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 plan of Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority (MSBA) is a governmental plan within the meaning of section 3(32) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and, therefore, exempt under section 4(b)(l) from title I of ERISA.
Application of the FLSA to lunch/meal periods for postal service mail carriers responsible during those periods for the safekeeping of mail in their possession
Whether the Loud, Watts & Murnan Keogh Plan is covered by ERISA, since the plan sponsor, Loud, Watts & Murnan is located in the U.S. Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands) and whether they you are not required to file a Form 5500 with the Department of Labor.
Whether the proposed sale of a 51 percent stock interest in the Powder River Corporation (Powder River) by the Retirement Income Plan for Phillips Petroleum Company and Subsidiary and Affiliated Companies (the Plan) to Phillips Petroleum Company (the Employer) is exempt from the restrictions of section 406 and 407(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) by reason of the transitional rules contained in section 414(c) of ERISA.
Whether a state law that merely provides for the approval of the retirement plans of domestic life insurance companies by a state agency responsible for insurance regulation is a law regulating insurance is not preempted by ERISA.
Contributions whether employer contributions deposited into individual retirement accounts (IRA's) must be included in employees' regular rates of pay for overtime compensation purposes
Interpretation on conversion of a gasoline powered industrial truck to LP gas. - [1910.178(d)]
Whether section 408(e) would exempt the contribution of the CEC preferred stock to the ESOP and the ultimate redemption of the CEC preferred stock (should the Financial Benchmarks be met) if the transactions are for adequate consideration and if no commissions are charged.
Whether the sick leave benefit plans of the McDonnell Douglas Corporation (McDonnell) described as PN 508 Sick Leave Benefit Plan – Salaried MDC-West and PN 509 Sick Leave Benefit Plan – Salaried MDC-East (the Plans) are employee welfare benefit plans within the meaning of ERISA section 3(1).
Whether the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund (the Fund) is covered under both title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the predecessor law, the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act, as Amended (WPPDA).
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