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Workforce Demographics
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Traverse Legal Expert Articles
What is EEO Reporting? A Guide for Employers
What is EEO reporting? EEO reporting refers to the federal requirement for certain employers to submit workforce demographic information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEO 1 Component 1 report collects information about…
Law and the Workplace
EEOC Moves to End Demographic Reporting—But Employers Should Not Change Course Yet
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has taken a significant step toward dismantling one of the federal government’s longest standing employment reporting requirements. On July 21, 2026, the EEOC voted…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
FOIA Suit Seeks EEO-1 Data the EEOC Wants to Stop Collecting
By By: Lauren B. Hicks, T. Scott Kelly
Quick Hits A nonprofit has sued DOL under FOIA to compel disclosure of federal contractors’ 2021 and 2022 Type 2 EEO-1 data, the most recent reporting years targeted by such…
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
EEO-1 Reporting Going Away? Breaking Down the EEOC’s New Proposal
By Beth V. West
On May 14, 2026, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) submitted a request to rescind the demographic reporting obligations of large employers in the U.S. The “Pending EO 12866…
Employment Law Worldview
Employers: Your Next EEO-1 Report May Be Your Last Ever (US)
Since 1966, employers with more than 100 employees and certain federal contractors with more than 50 employees have been required by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) to annually report…
The Employer Handbook Blog
The EEOC Wants to Kill the EEO-1. Here’s What Employers Should Do in the Meantime.
The EEO-1 filing requirement has existed since 1966. It may not exist much longer. TL;DR: On May 14, 2026, the EEOC submitted a proposal to the Office of Information and Regulatory…
Gov Con Employment Exchange
DOL to Release EEO-1 Reports Following Ninth Circuit Ruling
By Laura A. Mitchell, Scott M. Pechaitis
On February 5, 2026, the parties in Center for Investigative Reporting v. U.S. Dep’t of Labor filed a stipulated request in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of…
HR Law Watch
EEOC Eliminates Option to Include Nonbinary Employees in EEO-1 Reports on Workforce Demographic Data
By Brian D. Pedrow, Shirley S. Lou-Magnuson, Alayna M. Piwonski
The 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection window opened on May 20, 2025, and the deadline to file the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 report is June 24, 2025. Filers should…
Manufacturing Law Blog
Filing EEO-1 Reports in 2025: Key Points Employers Need to Know
By Abby Warren, Guest Contributor
This post was co-authored by Labor + Employment Group lawyer Bryce Simmons. Every year, private sector employers with 100 or more employees, and federal contractors with 50 or more employees who…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Massachusetts Launches Online Portal for Filing Workforce Demographic Data
By By: James A. Patton Jr., Mark H. Burak
Quick Hits A new law in Massachusetts requires employers to report their workforce demographic data to the state each year. The state just opened the online portal for submitting the…