The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in July proposed to eliminate the EEO-1 reporting requirement, which applies to private employers with 100 or more employees and federal contractors with 50 or more employees. The annual EEO-1 report requires the submission of demographic data concerning the number of employees by job category, sex and race or ethnicity.
In issuing the proposal, the agency said it estimates the EEO-1 data collection imposes $275 million in annual costs on covered employers, who must file it regardless of whether they have ever been accused of a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The EEOC said in its proposal that it determined the reports were inconsistent with EEO law, raised constitutional concerns and collects an overbroad set of data not tailored to the EEOC’s anti-discrimination mandate. The public comment period on the proposal ends on Aug. 24.
