EEOC Moves to Scrap EEO-1 Reporting for 100-Plus Employers as APA Review Clouds Timing
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Updated · The National Law Review · May 29
EEOC Moves to Scrap EEO-1 Reporting for 100-Plus Employers as APA Review Clouds Timing
5 articles · Updated · The National Law Review · May 29
The EEOC has sent OIRA a proposal to rescind federal EEO reporting and recordkeeping rules, including the long-standing EEO-1 demographic reporting framework.
Current rules still apply because any rollback must clear Administrative Procedure Act and Paperwork Reduction Act steps, including notice-and-comment rulemaking, and could face court challenges.
Employers with at least 100 workers are being told to keep EEO-1 systems ready, since the agency has not announced the 2026 filing window and last year's deadline was June 24.
Even if federal reporting is ultimately eliminated, companies may still need workforce demographic data for state mandates such as California pay reporting, Massachusetts disclosure rules, pay-equity reviews and AI hiring oversight.
After 60 years of data, how will America now measure and combat systemic workplace discrimination?
Does collecting demographic data help end discrimination, or does it unintentionally create it?