The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and California Fair Employment and Housing Council require employers to obtain certain information from each job applicant in order to comply with equal employment opportunity recordkeeping and reporting requirements. This form is used to invite applicants to self-identify gender and race for those purposes. This form will be detached and kept separate from your application.Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. Responses will remain confidential and will be used only for the necessary information to include in our reporting requirements to the government. When reported, data will not identify any specific individuals.