Should Veteran and Disability status be requested in the application stage?
Information regarding veteran and disability status should not be requested from applicants, but should be requested only after an offer of employment has been made.
Is it okay to have "unknown" race and gender in applicant data?
It is okay to have individuals recorded in your applicant data with "unknown" race and gender. According to the OFCCP, if after making reasonable efforts to identify applicant gender, race and ethnicity information, contractors unable to obtain such information, must record race or gender as "u ...
Online Application Selection System Evaluation Questionnaire re: Directive 281
Effective July 10, 2008, all compliance evaluations shall include a review of the contractor's online application systems to ensure that the contractor is providing equal opportunity to qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. The review should include whether the contract ...
Do you have a self-id form that I can use to solicit information from applicants?
The EEO Self ID form that you provided with the employment application is attached to this article. The form should not ask about veteran and disabled status as this information should be asked at the post offer stage instead of the application stage. We recommend that you use two different f ...
What is the final rule on the definition of an internet applicant?
OFCCP News Recordkeeping Rule Clarifies OFCCP’s Definition Of “Job Applicant” for Internet and Related Technologies The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued a final rule clarifying recordkeeping provisions concerning wh ...
What is the definintion of an Internet Applicant ?
Under the Internet Applicant Rule, individuals are considered "Internet applicants" if the following four criteria are met: • The individual submits an expression of interest in employment through the Internet or related electronic data technologies; • The contractor conside ...
What are the applicant record keeping guidelines?
The current definition of an applicant, history regarding the subject as it pertains to Federal Contractors, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) current posture, case studies and resources (attached). In November of 1999, the OFCCP made an example of the Boeing Corporation, t ...
Do you have recommendations on soliciting race/gender information?
This article provides recommendations on collecting race/gender info from all applicants.