p>However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is a response to a formal complaint or charge, b in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or c consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. Assure most efficient economic and productive plant layout, material flow, and machine and labor utilization by planning the layout of factory machinery, the sequence of manufacturing operations, and the specific procedures required for the fabrication, assembly, and/or test of Components Group products.