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

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; rescission. SUMMARY: This action finalizes the proposal of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to rescind the final rule titled “Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption,” which took effect on January 8, 2021. This rescission removes the regulations established by that rule. DATES: This final rule is effective on March 31, 2023. 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 OFCCP enforces Executive Order 11246 , which prohibits Federal Government contractors and subcontractors from discriminating against employees in a manner that would impair the economy and efficiency of work performed on government contracts and would allow Federal tax dollars to be used to deny equal employment opportunities. Section 202 of Executive Order 11246 , as amended, requires every non-exempt contract and subcontract to include an equal opportunity clause, which specifies the nondiscrimination and affirmative action obligations each contractor or subcontractor assu…