Labor Department, Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office
The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) publishes this final rule to clarify the scope and application of the religious exemption. These clarifications to the religious exemption will help organizations with federal government contracts and subcontracts and federally assisted construction contracts and subcontracts better understand their obligations.
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: Final rule. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) publishes this final rule to clarify the scope and application of the religious exemption. These clarifications to the religious exemption will help organizations with federal government contracts and subcontracts and federally assisted construction contracts and subcontracts better understand their obligations. DATES: Effective Date: These regulations are effective January 8, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Williams, Director, Division of Policy and Program Development, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room C-3325, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-0104 (voice) or (202) 693-1337 (TTY). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Executive Summary On August 15, 2019, OFCCP issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to clarify the scope and application of Executive Order 11246 's ( E.O. 11246 ) religious exemption consistent with recent legal developments. 84 FR 41677 . During the 30-day public comment period, OFCCP received 109,726 comments on the proposed rule. [ 1 ] This total included over 90,000 comments generated by organized comment-writing efforts. Comments came from individuals and from a wide variety of organizations, including religiou…
Citation: 85 FR 79324
