Contents
   VETS-100 Reporting Requirements Clarified
   Equal Opportunity (EO) Survey Public Comment Request
   2000 Census Race Code Reporting - Update

VETS-100 Reporting Requirements Clarified  top ^
2002 VETS-100 reporting required federal contractors to report "the maximum and minimum number of regular employees on board" during the reporting period. However, many contractors were uncertain how to calculate the minimum and maximum number of employees. In the February 14, 2003 Federal Register, the Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) clarified this requirement by permitting contractors to "utilize any reasonable method for contractors to compute the maximum and minimum number of employees in their workforce." VETS defines "reasonable" to include the consistent maintaining of records in the method contractors normally use. The three methodologies provided as acceptable examples are those based on organization structure, payroll systems, and company headcount.

Equal Opportunity (EO) Survey Public Comment Request  top ^
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has requested a two year extension of the EO Survey. (Information on the EO Survey can be found at the OFCCP's web site, www.dol.gov/esa/ofccp.) The Paperwork Reduction Act requires that an extension be preceded by an opportunity for the general public to comment on the continuing collection of information. Maly & Associates is preparing a comment letter for the Employment Standards Administration (ESA) that reflects the sentiments of our clients who have received the survey. Please call us or send us an email (consultant@malyconsulting.com) before March 24, 2003 if you would like to have any of your own sentiments represented in the letter (anonymously, of course).

2000 Census Race Codes Reporting - Update  top ^
On January 13, 2003 the Office of Management and Budget approved a one year extension of the EEO-1 Report in its current format. Therefore, the current five race/ethnicity classifications will be used for at least another year. In recent communication with the Joint Reporting Committee and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, we have again been given the recommendation that current record keeping systems should be maintained until receiving further guidance from the government. These government agencies have also stated that reporting organizations will be given sufficient time to update their systems when a final reporting standard for race and ethnicity is established.