Government Agency Proudly Announces It Changed Absolutely Nothing
Published Date: 1/6/2025
Notice
Summary
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is keeping its current rules about how employers keep records on hiring and job selection for three more years—no changes! This affects businesses, government agencies, and labor groups who must follow equal opportunity laws. If you want to share your thoughts, you’ve got until February 5, 2025, to speak up—no extra costs or new forms involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Three-Year Extension — No Changes
If you are an employer, government contractor, labor organization, or employment agency covered by federal equal employment laws, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission submitted the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (UGESP) to OMB for a three-year extension without change. That means the current recordkeeping rules for applicant sex, race/ethnicity, and an identification number will continue unchanged for three more years.
National Recordkeeping Burden & Cost
The EEOC estimates UGESP recordkeeping requires 15,422,941 hours per year and costs about $353,802,267 annually nationwide, based on 1,850,752,956 applicant records and a $22.94/hour data-entry wage. The EEOC estimates 887,869 employers are counted in this burden, with an average cost of about $398 per covered employer.
Simplified Records for Small Employers
Employers with more than 15 but fewer than 100 employees may use simplified recordkeeping under 29 CFR 1607.15A(1), keeping year-by-year counts of hires, promotions, terminations, applicants, and the selection procedures used instead of full applicant-flow records. This reduces the recordkeeping burden for those smaller employers.
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