{"data":{"id":"us/41-cfr-60-3.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"41 CFR 60-3.9","heading":"-3.9 No assumption of validity.","body":"A. Unacceptable substitutes for evidence of validity. Under no circumstances will the general reputation of a test or other selection procedures, its author or its publisher, or casual reports of it's validity be accepted in lieu of evidence of validity. Specifically ruled out are: assumptions of validity based on a procedure's name or descriptive labels; all forms of promotional literature; data bearing on the frequency of a procedure's usage; testimonial statements and credentials of sellers, users, or consultants; and other nonempirical or anecdotal accounts of selection practices or selection outcomes.\nB. Encouragement of professional supervision. Professional supervision of selection activities is encouraged but is not a substitute for documented evidence of validity. The enforcement agencies will take into account the fact that a thorough job analysis was conducted and that careful development and use of a selection procedure in accordance with professional standards enhance the probability that the selection procedure is valid for the job.","path":["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)"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-41.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:05Z","sha256":"971e6710f48cb6c97db69a6b6f69a630953e14d7218702b89cf38cf843e6612f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/41-cfr-60-3.8","next":"us/41-cfr-60-3.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}