June 19, 2025 • News

USDOL Re-Launches Opinion Letter Program

The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has re-launched its opinion letter program providing compliance assistance to help stakeholders understand how federal labor laws apply in specific workplace situations. Opinion letters are official written opinions, and can be requested by anyone, including workers, employers, employment associations, lawyers, human resource professionals, unions and industry leaders. See the USDOL Opinion Letter landing page to learn how to request a letter, what information to provide, as well as search previously published opinion letters by topic. 

The program will now include five enforcement agencies within USDOL:

Note that:

For more information, see the USDOL press release.