The Center for Workplace Compliance, our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has filed comments with the Department of Labor supporting DOL’s proposed simplification of the equal employment opportunity rules for registered apprenticeship sponsors.
CWC emphasized that the current regulatory regime is rooted in the system predating the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and that requiring detailed affirmative action plans, especially after the rescission of Executive Order 11246, creates unnecessary barriers to entry. Modern civil rights laws, when appropriately enforced, offer robust protections that negate the need for a separate regulatory regime, it said. CWC also endorsed DOL’s recognition that employers are the best judge of potential methods for meeting nondiscrimination obligations within their unique operations.
Sponsors of registered apprenticeship programs should continue to comply with current regulations until DOL issues a formal update.
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