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  Federal officials recently received several Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to disclose certain reports from federal contractors that include sensitive employee demographic data — specifically the release of 2021 EEO-1 consolidated report information. But if you oppose having your 2021 EEO-1 Type 2 Reports disclosed, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is giving you an opportunity to submit a written objection by December 10 . Sound familiar? You may remember OFCCP   received a similar request   several years ago and sought objections from federal contractors when the agency’s challenges in court were largely unsuccessful. Is your company on the list of affected contractors? If so, what information should your objection include? Read on to learn more now that OFCCP officially opened its comment period and portal yesterday. Are You on the List? If you are a covered federal contractor, you should strongly consider filing an objection...

 The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced through its website and the Federal Register a new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request targeting federal contractors’ Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Reports for the year 2021. The new FOIA request is entirely separate from the previous request made in 2022 that sought only 2016–2020 Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 reports. This new request, to be published in the Federal Register on October 29, 2024, aims to obtain similar reports but for a different timeframe. Quick Hits New FOIA request noticed: A new FOIA request has been filed with OFCCP, seeking the release of federal contractors’ 2021 Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Reports in OFCCP’s possession. Deadline for objections: Contractors have forty days from the date of publication of OFCCP’s notice to object to the disclosure of their 2021 EEO-1 data. Separate from previous request: This is a new request for 2021 Consolidated EEO-1s; the most recent request in 2022 co...