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Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption

Labor Department, Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is proposing regulations to clarify the scope and application of the religious exemption contained in section 204(c) of Executive Order 11246, as amended. The proposed clarifications to the religious exemption will help organizations with Federal Government contracts and subcontracts and federally assisted construction contracts and subcontracts better understand their Executive Order 11246 obligations.

Action & Dates

Action
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Dates
To be assured of consideration, comments must be received on or before September 16, 2019.

CFR References

Topics

Civil rightsEmploymentEqual employment opportunityGovernment contractsGovernment procurementInvestigationsLaborReporting and recordkeeping requirements

Public Comment

Comments Close
2019-09-16

Document Excerpt

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs 41 CFR Part 60-1 RIN 1250-AA09 AGENCY: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Labor. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is proposing regulations to clarify the scope and application of the religious exemption contained in section 204(c) of Executive Order 11246 , as amended. The proposed clarifications to the religious exemption will help ( printed page 41678) organizations with Federal Government contracts and subcontracts and federally assisted construction contracts and subcontracts better understand their Executive Order 11246 obligations. DATES: To be assured of consideration, comments must be received on or before September 16, 2019. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 1250-AA09, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Fax: (202) 693-1304 (for comments of six pages or less). Mail: Harvey D. Fort, Acting Director, Division of Policy and Program Development, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Room C-3325, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Receipt of submissions will not be acknowledged; however, the sender may request confirmation that a submission has been received by telephoning OFCCP at (202) 693-0104 (voice) or (202) 693-1337 (TTY) (these are no

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Citation: 84 FR 41677

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