A recurring topic of inquiry from employers is when they are required to extend invitations to applicants and employees to “self-identify” their race, ethnicity, sex, disability, and veteran status, and what information must be included in these mandatory invitations. In fact, companies that do business with the federal government are explicitly required to extend these invitations pursuant to regulations issued by the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).
While we have prepared numerous memos over the years delving into this topic, we thought it might be helpful to prepare a new resource that covers the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the “invitation to self-ID” requirements that our compliance experts typically receive.
Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) can read more here.