OFCCP Issues Final Rule on Definition of an Internet Job Applicant and Advance Notice Letters of Compliance Evaluations for 1500 Federal Contractors

The Definition of an Internet Job Applicant
On October 7th, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its final rule regarding who satisfies the definition of an internet job applicant for covered federal contractor recordkeeping and data collection purposes. The new rule goes into effect on February 6, 2006 and will require all contractors to identify, where possible, the gender, race and ethnicity of each job applicant, regardless of the method used in applying for the position. For the most part, the final rule retains much of the same text that appeared in the OFCCP’s proposed version of the rule. The changes reflected in the final rule were made largely in response to public comments the OFCCP received during the comment period last year.