EEOC Seeks Input On Proposed Pay Data Collection Requirements And Retaliation Enforcement Guidance

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is soliciting public comments on two proposed policy changes that could have a significant impact on employers. The agency plans to require companies with 100 or more employees to include pay data as part of their Employer Information Report (EEO-1) form submissions, and issue enforcement guidance on unlawful retaliation.

EEO-1 Pay & Hours Data

On January 29, 2016—seven years to the day the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was signed into law—the EEOC announced its intent to amend the current, demographic-related EEO-1 data collection requirements to include pay information for large employers.  The action is among those President Obama highlighted during a White House speech to mark the anniversary of the first piece of legislation he signed into law. According to a White House fact sheet, "The President is highlighting several additional actions that his Administration is taking to further advance equal pay for all workers