OFCCP NPRM Announcement Re: Affirmative Action

"Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) would revise 41 CFR part 60-1 and 60-4 by removing outdated regulatory provisions, proposing a new method for establishing affirmative action goals, and proposing other revisions to the affirmative action requirements that reflect the realities of the labor market and employment practices in the construction industry today."

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RIN: 1250-AA01

Publication ID: Fall 2013

Title: Construction Contractors' Affirmative Action Requirements
Abstract: The regulations implementing the affirmative action obligations of construction contractors under Executive Order 11246, as amended, were last revised in 1980. Recent data show that disparities in the representation of women and racial minorities continue to exist in on-site construction occupations in the construction industry. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) would revise 41 CFR part 60-1 and 60-4 by removing outdated regulatory provisions, proposing a new method for establishing affirmative action goals, and proposing other revisions to the affirmative action requirements that reflect the realities of the labor market and employment practices in the construction industry today.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 41 CFR 60-1; 41 CFR 60-4 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: sec 201, 202, 205, 211, 301, 302, and 303 of EO 11246, as amended; 30 FR 12319; 32 FR 14303, as amended by EO 12086

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM  04/00/2014

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: Undetermined
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Previously reported as 1215-AB81
Agency Contact: Debra A. Carr  Director, Division of Policy, Planning, and Program Development  Department of Labor  Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs  Room C3325, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,  Washington, DC 20210  Phone:202 693-0103  TDD Phone:202 693-1337  Fax:202 693-1304  Email: ofccp-public@dol.gov

Equal Pay Day: Women's Bureau Tool Kit

Equal Pay Tool Kit

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"Generations of women have fought for the advancement of their sisters, daughters, and themselves in acts of great courage -- reaching for and winning the right to vote, breaking barriers in America's universities and boardrooms, and flooding the modern workforce with skilled talent. While our Nation has come far, obstacles continue to exist for working women, who still earn less on average than working men. Each year, National Equal Pay Day reflects how far into the current year women must work to match what men earned in the previous year. On National Equal Pay Day, we rededicate ourselves to carrying forward the fight for true economic equality for all, regardless of gender."
— President Barack Obama's proclamation NATIONAL EQUAL PAY DAY, 2011

While women hold nearly half of today's jobs, and their earnings account for a significant portion of the household income that sustains the financial well-being of their families, they are still experiencing a gap in pay compared to men's wages for similar work.

When the Equal Pay Act was signed into law by President Kennedy almost 50 years ago, women were earning an average of 59 cents on the dollar compared to men. Today, we have narrowed that gap, but women still earn about 80 cents on the dollar compared to men. That gap results in the loss of $380,000 over a woman's career. The pay gap is even larger for African-American women (earning about 70 cents), and Latinas (about 60 cents on the dollar).

The documents included here show the work done and the work to be done toward closing the pay gap.

• White House Proclamation: 2011 Equal Pay Day Proclamation (PDF)
• Statement by Secretary Solis on 2011 Equal Pay Day (doc)
• Equal Pay: White House Fact Sheet (doc)
• Equal Pay: White House Fact Sheet (PDF)
• All Equal Pay Fact Sheets 2011 (PDF)
• Highlights of Women's Earnings by region
• Region I: Boston (PDF)
• Region II: New York (PDF)
• Region III: Philadelphia (PDF)
• Region IV: Atlanta (PDF)
• Region V: Chicago (PDF)
• Region VI: Dallas (PDF)
• Region VII: Kansas City (PDF)
• Region VIII: Denver (PDF)
• Region IX: San Francisco (PDF)
• Region X: Seattle (PDF)
• Lost Earnings Chart (April 2011) (xls)
• Lost Earnings Chart (April 2011) (PDF)
• Gender Wage-Gap Chart (April 2011) (xls)
• Gender Wage-Gap Chart (April 2011) (PDF)

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