The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE 715

MD 715, which reflects recent and significant changes in the law, including recent Supreme Court decisions, supersedes earlier EEOC Management Directives and related interpretative memoranda on this subject and provides new guidance on the elements of legally compliant Title VII and Rehabilitation Act programs. This Directive requires agencies to take appropriate steps to ensure that all employment decisions are free from discrimination. It also sets forth the standards by which EEOC will review the sufficiency of agency Title VII and Rehabilitation Act programs, which include periodic agency self-assessments and the removal of barriers to free and open workplace competition.

The EEOC will also supplement this Directive on an as-needed basis through the issuance of additional guidance and technical assistance. Questions concerning this Directive should be directed to EEOC's Office of Federal Operations.

• Management Directive 715
• Frequently Asked Questions about Management Directive 715
• Instructions to Federal Agencies for EEO Management Directive 715
  • EEOC Federal Sector Occupation Cross-Classification Table by OPM Occupation Code (HTML)
  • EEOC Federal Sector Occupation Cross-Classification Table by OPM Occupation Code (PDF)
• Department or Agency List with Second Level Reporting Components

Agencies may use the Census 2000 EEO Data Tool to compare their major occupations to the availability data provided by Census's Data Tool.

This page was last modified on January 6, 2006.

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