On April 12, the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 (DOL) Wage and Hour Division that address compliance issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and other similar laws.

According to the , these opinion letters discuss the following:

- What counts as when employees travel for work
- Whether required every hour by an employee鈥檚 serious health condition must be paid or may be uncompensated
- Whether certain are considered 鈥渆arnings鈥� for garnishment purposes under Title III of the Consumer Credit Protection Act

For 70 years, the DOL had a longstanding practice of issuing opinion letters, which are used to show how a particular law applies in specific circumstances, but the practice was ended in 2010, according to the . In June 2017, DOL Secretary Alexander Acosta announced that the department would resume issuing opinion letters.听

The provides additional information on requesting an opinion letter.听 听