Background Documents contain relevant information regarding equal employment opportunity to help educate the public and support efforts to protect civil laws and advance equal employment opportunity.
Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination — July 29, 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a Memo to all federal agencies claiming the Memo will assist federal grantees and contractors with their legal compliance under employment anti-discrimination laws.
OPM Memo on Federal Government Merit Hiring Plan — May 29, 2025
The Office of Personnel Management sent out a memo to Heads and Acting Heads of federal departments and agencies, directing them of changes to the federal government’s recruitment and hiring processes.
EEOC Memorandum to Fair Employment Practices Agencies to Cease Funding for Gender Identity and Disparate Impact Cases — May 20, 2025
EEOC informed state, local, and tribal Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs) that EEOC will no longer pay the agencies for their work on charges based on disparate impact.
Message from EEOC Acting Chair Lucas about Opening of 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection — May 20, 2025
Acting Chair Lucas’ press release warning employers against using their workforce demographic data “to treat individuals differently on the basis of race, sex or other protected characteristic.”
Letters Acting Chair Andrea Lucas Sent to 20 Law Firms - March 17, 2025
Acting Chair Lucas sent letters to 20 law firms directing them to produce extensive data regarding their employment practices and DEI efforts.
State and Local Fair Employment Practice Agencies (FEPAs) & Tribal Employment Rights Offices (TEROs)
A compiled list of FEPAs and TEROs: agencies that enforce state and tribal laws prohibiting workplace discrimination.
State, Local, and Tribal Programs Handbook (Revised July 2025)
A revised handbook for FEPAs with a Model Worksharing Agreement that precluded payment for charges raising claims based on disparate impact.
Federal Contracts-Equal Opportunity in Employment: Employment Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity for Qualified Individuals with Disabilities
Provides background on employment nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities via federal contracts.
Promising Practices for Using Schedule A to Recruit, Hire, Advance, and Retain Persons with Disabilities
Provides agency-reported promising practices for using Schedule A that can help the Federal community improve disability representation throughout the employment lifecycle including recruitment, hiring, advancement and retention.