EEOC To Eliminate EEO-1 Demographic Reporting Requirements for Employers
Employers previously required to submit EEO-1 demographic reports must revise their data collection and compliance protocols to align with imminent federal regulatory changes.
The EEOC is set to discontinue longstanding EEO-1 reporting requirements, which currently require employers to collect and submit annual demographic data (covering race, sex, and ethnicity) sorted by job category for both employees and job applicants. A recent executive order has also rescinded prior federal agency guidance on disparate impact discrimination claims tied to this collected demographic data. While employers will no longer be required to file EEO-1 reports with the EEOC, they must still ensure any voluntary demographic data collection practices comply with existing federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws, avoid creating unintended disparate impacts, and align with any state or local reporting mandates that still require similar demographic disclosures. Employers should also review their internal DEI and hiring programs to ensure they do not rely on the now-rescinded federal disparate impact guidance frameworks.