In connection with affirmative action regulations that were revised in 2000, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs annually sends out what’s known as an EO survey to randomly selected federal contractors. The mandatory survey—which has stirred much controversy among federal contractors who claim that it’s burdensome—asks contractors to submit a broad range of workforce information on hires, promotions, terminations and compensation, broken down by minority and gender status.
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During December 2002, the OFCCP mailed out EO surveys to 10,000 federal contractors. Note that the agency sent surveys for all company locations in a single package to corporate headquarters. Responses to this round of surveys are due on Feb. 28, 2003, and your survey responses may be submitted by Internet or mail.
If you receive an EO survey, be sure to leave sufficient time to complete it—the government has estimated that it could take approximately 21 hours to fill out. And keep in mind that the time frame of the survey is either January 1 through December 31 of 2002, or the 12-month period of the contractor’s affirmative action program if it doesn’t coincide with the calendar year.