Reinvigorated Partnership between EEOC and OFCCP

U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

OFCCP and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have updated their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The revisions became effective on November 7, 2011, when OFCCP Director Patricia A. Shiu and the EEOC Chair Jacqueline A. Berrien both signed the revised MOU. The agencies first entered into this MOU on May 20, 1970 and revised it in 1974, 1981 and most recently in 1999. This MOU sets out procedures for OFCCP and EEOC to coordinate investigation of Title VII and Executive Order 11246 complaints. It includes procedures for information-sharing and confidentiality, and requires regular interagency coordination meetings. The revised MOU promotes greater coordination, reduces duplication and maximizes efficiency across agencies. This MOU supersedes the 1999 MOU between EEOC and OFCCP.
"These updates will further improve the way our agencies work, both separately and together, in pursuit of equal employment opportunity for all American workers," said OFCCP Director Patricia Shiu.

Read the MOU in the Federal Register for more information.

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