---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 1621.4"
title: "29"
number: "1621.4"
heading: "Effect of opinions and interpretations of the Commission."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/1621.4"
---

# §1621.4. Effect of opinions and interpretations of the Commission.

- (a) [Section 10](/cfr/29/10.md) of the Portal to Portal Act of 1947, [29 U.S.C. 255](/usc/29/255.md), which applies to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, [29 U.S.C. 206(d)](/usc/29/206.md?p=d), provides that:
  - (1) A written document, entitled “opinion letter,” signed by the Legal Counsel on behalf of and as approved by the Commission;
  - (2) A written document issued in the conduct of litigation, entitled “opinion letter,” signed by the General Counsel on behalf of and as approved by the Commission;
  - (3) A matter published and specifically designated as such in the Federal Register.
- (b) An opinion letter issued pursuant to paragraph [(a)(1)](#a-1) or [(a)(2)](#a-2) of this section, when issued to a specific addressee, has no effect upon circumstances beyond the situation of the specific addressee.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 1-19, 52 Stat. 1060, as amended, secs. 10-16, 61 Stat. 84, Pub. L. 88-38, 77 Stat. 56 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. ); sec. 1, Reorgan. Plan No. 1 of 1978, 43 FR 19807; E. O. 12144, 44 FR 37193.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 31411, Aug. 7, 1984, unless otherwise noted.