EEOC Moves to Scrap 60-Year EEO-1 Filing Rule After $18 Million in Collection Costs
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Updated · The National Law Review · Jul 24
EEOC Moves to Scrap 60-Year EEO-1 Filing Rule After $18 Million in Collection Costs
3 articles · Updated · The National Law Review · Jul 24
Summary
A July 21 proposed rule would rescind regulations dating to 1966 that require covered employers to file annual EEO-1 workforce demographic reports.
The EEOC said the reports conflict with equal-employment law because they may spur discrimination against nonminority workers, reinforce racial stereotyping, and push employers to alter practices to avoid enforcement risk.
More than $18 million in federal contractor costs over the past five years also drove the proposal, with the agency arguing charge-based record requests are a narrower and more cost-effective enforcement tool.
August 11 is the date for a public hearing, and comments on the proposal are due by August 24.