As you'll recall from our extensive coverage of the EEO-1
pay data collection saga (which we previously reported on here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here), private employers, including
federal contractors, have been busy collecting and submitting EEO-1
pay data to the EEOC. The deadline for submissions was initially
set for May 31, 2019, but has since been extended multiple times.
Earlier this month, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan
ruled that the EEOC must continue its collection efforts until it
has collected from at least 98.3% of eligible reporters and must
make all efforts to do so by January 31, 2020.
The EEOC and the OFCCP regularly share information between the
agencies to avoid duplicative information collections and to
minimize the burden on employers. Despite the lengths the EEOC has
traveled to gather this pay data, last week the OFCCP issued a notice stating:
