1、Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20897Updated September 14, 2006The Office of Federal Contract CompliancePrograms and the Equal Opportunity SurveyLinda LevineSpecialist in Labor EconomicsDomestic Social Policy Divis
2、ionSummaryThe Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is an enforcementagency within the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). In addition to other equalemployment measures, the OFCCP oversees E.O. 11246, which prohibits discriminationin covered employers workplaces on the basis of race, co
3、lor, religion, national origin,and gender. The Johnson-era order further requires certain federal contractors andsubcontractors to carry out affirmative actions to ensure that protected classes ofworkers have equal employment opportunities. After decades without substantivechange, the Clinton Admini
4、stration issued revised regulations in 1997 and 2000 themost controversial component of which is the mandatory annual Equal Opportunity(EO) Survey. While it continued to send the survey to contractors through December2004, the OFCCP hired Abt Associates in late 2002 to assess the surveys usefulness
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