EEOC Proposes Eliminating Employer Reporting Requirements Concerning Workforce Demographics

Key Takeaways

The EEOC recently voted to approve a plan to rescind the requirement that large employers share data about the race and gender of their workforce with the federal agency. The plan proposes the elimination of the required submission of EEO-1 forms for employers with 100 or more employees, as well as contractors with at least 50 workers. In addition to the rescission of EEO-1 forms, the EEOC’s plan would also rescind EEO-2, EEO-3, EEO-4 and EEO-5 reporting disclosures on race and sex demographics, which apply to unions, state and local entities, and public schools, respectively. Under the proposal, the Commission retains the authority to request demographic information in narrower contexts in connection with investigations and enforcement actions.