Gary Siniscalco

Apr 11, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Erin Connell |Esther Lander |Gary Siniscalco

The federal government has revised the racial and ethnic categories that apply to data collection efforts across federal agencies, including the EEO-1 survey administered by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).     The changes: Add Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) as a racial and ethnic category. Eliminate the distinction between race and ethnicity.