On May 14, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) submitted a proposal to the White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) that would significantly reduce workplace demographic-reporting obligations for employers. The proposal targets the longstanding EEO-1 reporting process, which currently requires covered employers to annually report workforce demographic data based on race, sex, and national origin.
The proposal is also expected to impact other reporting regimes, including EEO-3, EEO-4, and EEO-5 filings covering unions, state and local governments, and public schools. It is unclear whether the potential elimination of EEO-1 reporting will affect this year’s filing window. The EEOC has not opened its EEO-1 portal, which opened in late May last year for 2026.
