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Withdrawal of an earlier home-worksite interpretation

Summary OSHA notified a requester that it was withdrawing its November 15, 1999 letter about employees working at home. It said the earlier guidance caused widespread confusion and unintended consequences. This posted withdrawal notice has no printed issue date and OSHA labels the page archival.
Document
Federal opinion letter
Agency
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Document number
2000-01-06
Date issued
January 6, 2000
Status
Archived by the agency
OSHA labels this withdrawal notice archival; it expressly withdraws the November 15, 1999 home-worksite letter, not this notice.
Status last verified October 9, 2026
Topics
Workplace Safety Home Worksites Enforcement Policy
Source
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OSHA archive notice: "This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only."

Mr. T. Trahan

CSC Credit Services

[Recipient address omitted]

Dear Mr. Trahan:

We are hereby withdrawing our letter to you dated November 15, 1999, which was written in response to your letter of August 21, 1997, requesting information on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) policies concerning employees working at home.

Our letter provided guidance to you on your employees working at home. The letter, however, caused widespread confusion and unintended consequences for others. As a result of those unintended consequences, we have made the decision to withdraw the letter.

We regret any inconvenience this may have caused you. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact the Office of General Industry Compliance Assistance at 202-693-1850.

Sincerely,

Richard E. Fairfax, Director

Directorate of Compliance Programs

[To view the withdrawn letter, see the official linked page: https://www.osha.gov/as/opa/foia/hot_4.html]

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