Obligation To Solicit Race and Gender Data for Agency Enforcement Purposes

Samenvatting

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) regulations require covered federal contractors and subcontractors to collect information about the gender, race and ethnicity of each "applicant" for employment. The final rule published today modifies OFCCP applicant recordkeeping requirements to address challenges presented by the use of the Internet and electronic data technologies in contractors' recruiting and hiring processes. The final rule is intended to address recordkeeping requirements regarding "Internet Applicants" under all OFCCP recordkeeping and data collection requirements.