1250-AA09 202010 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1250 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs OFCCP 1200 Department of Labor DOL Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption

OFCCP plans to update its regulations to comply with current law regarding protections for religion-exercising organizations.

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The Department intends to issue a Final Rule to clarify the scope and application of the religious exemption contained in Executive Order 11246, as amended, to reflect recent legal developments including Executive Orders 13798 and 13831.

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Executive Order 11246.

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The Department estimates that the final rule will result in a 10-year annualized cost of $3,117,259 at a discount rate of 7%. Detailed tables identifying rule familiarization costs were addressed in the final rule.

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The clarity provided in the new definitions and the interpretation provided will reduce the risk of noncompliance to contractors.

]]> NPRM 08/15/2019 84 FR 41677 NPRM Comment Period End 09/16/2019 Final Rule 12/00/2020 No Undetermined No No https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=OFCCP-2019-0003 No No Tina Williams Acting Deputy Director of OFCCP and Director, Division of Policy and Program Development 1250 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs OFCCP 202 693-0104 williams.tina.t@dol.gov 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room C-3325, Washington DC 20210