Highlights
The EEOC voted to approve a proposed rule that would eliminate the EEO-1 report and all related demographic data reporting requirements.
Employers should continue planning to prepare EEO-1 reports until the proposed rule becomes a final rule.
Employers must remain mindful of state-level reporting obligations, which are unaffected by the proposed rule.
On July 21, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted to approve a Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would rescind the EEO-1 report and related demographic data reporting requirements — ending an obligation that has been a fixture of federal employment compliance for six decades. While the proposal must still navigate the notice-and-comment process before becoming final, the Commission’s vote marks a decisive step toward eliminating one of employers’ longest-standing federal reporting obligations. Employers and employment counsel should understand what this means (and what it does not mean)… Read the complete article here...
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