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DOL withdraws proposal to move FLSA interpretive guidance out of the CFR

Withdrew the Subchapter B proposal; still changing FLSA guidance through bulletins and opinion-letter withdrawals

The Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division withdrew its July 2025 proposal to pull nine parts of Fair Labor Standards Act guidance out of the Code of Federal Regulations. The October 7, 2026 notice leaves the guidance in place, and employers can still cite it, including for the Portal-to-Portal Act's safe harbor from liability.

Updated Oct 24