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Updated · The National Law Review · Jun 3
EEOC Moves to Scrap 5 EEO Reports, Including EEO-1 Workforce Demographics
Updated
Updated · The National Law Review · Jun 3

EEOC Moves to Scrap 5 EEO Reports, Including EEO-1 Workforce Demographics

3 articles · Updated · The National Law Review · Jun 3

Summary

  • The EEOC proposed eliminating all five federal EEO reporting forms — EEO-1 through EEO-5 — ending collection of workforce demographic data such as race and gender if the change is finalized.
  • EEO-1 is the best-known filing for employers, while the broader proposal would also rescind reports covering other public- and private-sector entities now subject to those submissions.
  • The move was highlighted alongside other workplace policy shifts this week, including a Fifth Circuit ruling that in-person attendance can be an essential job function despite COVID-era remote-work accommodations.
  • Tennessee also is tightening limits on non-compete agreements, with contracts becoming unenforceable from July 1, 2026 for employees earning under $70,000 a year.

Insights

With federal EEO-1 data reporting likely ending, how will companies now prove their commitment to workplace equity?
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