# 41 CFR § 60-3.8: Cooperative studies

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-3.8

## Section

- **Citation:** 41 CFR § 60-3.8
- **Heading:** Cooperative studies
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 41—Public Contracts and Property Management > Subtitle B—Other Provisions Relating to Public Contracts > CHAPTER 60—OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > PART 60-3—UNIFORM GUIDELINES ON EMPLOYEE SELECTION PROCEDURES (1978) > General Principles

## Text

A. Encouragement of cooperative studies. The agencies issuing these guidelines encourage employers, labor organizations, and employment agencies to cooperate in research, development, search for lawful alternatives, and validity studies in order to achieve procedures which are consistent with these guidelines.
B. Standards for use of cooperative studies. If validity evidence from a cooperative study satisfies the requirements of section 14 of this part, evidence of validity specific to each user will not be required unless there are variables in the user's situation which are likely to affect validity significantly.

## Nearby sections

- [41 CFR § 60-3.1 § 60-3.1 Statement of purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-3.1.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-3.2 § 60-3.2 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-3.2.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-3.3 § 60-3.3 Discrimination defined: Relationship between use of selection procedures and discrimination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-3.3.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-3.4 § 60-3.4 Information on impact.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-3.4.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-3.5 § 60-3.5 General standards for validity studies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-3.5.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-3.6 § 60-3.6 Use of selection procedures which have not been validated.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-3.6.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-3.7 § 60-3.7 Use of other validity studies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-3.7.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-3.8 § 60-3.8 Cooperative studies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-3.8.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-3.9 § 60-3.9 No assumption of validity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-3.9.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-3.10 § 60-3.10 Employment agencies and employment services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-3.10.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-3.11 § 60-3.11 Disparate treatment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-3.11.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-3.12 § 60-3.12 Retesting of applicants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-3.12.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-3.13 § 60-3.13 Affirmative action.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-3.13.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-3.14 § 60-3.14 Technical standards for validity studies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-3.14.md)

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