# 29 CFR § 1602.12: Records to be made or kept

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1602.12

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 1602.12
- **Heading:** Records to be made or kept
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 29—Labor > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor > CHAPTER XIV—EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION > PART 1602—RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER TITLE VII, THE ADA, GINA, AND THE PWFA > Subpart C—Recordkeeping by Employers

## Text

The Commission has not adopted any requirement, generally applicable to employers, that records be made or kept. It reserves the right to impose recordkeeping requirements upon individual employers or groups of employers subject to its jurisdiction whenever, in its judgment, such records (a) are necessary for the effective operation of the EEO-1 reporting system or of any special or supplemental reporting system as described above; or (b) are further required to accomplish the purposes of title VII, the ADA, GINA, or the PWFA. Such record-keeping requirements will be adopted in accordance with the procedures referred to in section 709(c) of title VII, section 107 of the ADA, section 207(a) of GINA, or section 104 of the PWFA, and otherwise prescribed by law.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 3046-0040)
[31 FR 2833, Feb. 17, 1966, as amended at 46 FR 63268, Dec. 31, 1981; 56 FR 35755, July 26, 1991; 74 FR 63983, Dec. 7, 2009; 89 FR 11170, Feb. 14, 2024]

## Nearby sections

- [29 CFR § 1602.1 § 1602.1 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1602.1.md)
- [29 CFR § 1602.7 § 1602.7 Requirement for filing of report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1602.7.md)
- [29 CFR § 1602.8 § 1602.8 Penalty for making of willfully false statements on report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1602.8.md)
- [29 CFR § 1602.9 § 1602.9 Commission's remedy for employer's failure to file report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1602.9.md)
- [29 CFR § 1602.11 § 1602.11 Additional reporting requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1602.11.md)
- [29 CFR § 1602.12 § 1602.12 Records to be made or kept.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1602.12.md)
- [29 CFR § 1602.13 § 1602.13 Records as to racial or ethnic identity of employees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1602.13.md)
- [29 CFR § 1602.14 § 1602.14 Preservation of records made or kept.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1602.14.md)
- [29 CFR § 1602.15 § 1602.15 Requirement for filing and preserving copy of report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1602.15.md)
- [29 CFR § 1602.16 § 1602.16 Penalty for making of willfully false statements on report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1602.16.md)
- [29 CFR § 1602.17 § 1602.17 Commission's remedy for failure to file report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1602.17.md)
- [29 CFR § 1602.19 § 1602.19 Additional reporting requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1602.19.md)
- [29 CFR § 1602.20 § 1602.20 Records to be made or kept.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1602.20.md)
- [29 CFR § 1602.21 § 1602.21 Preservation of records made or kept.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1602.21.md)

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