Former EEOC chair Jenny Yang urges employers to keep collecting race and sex data
Key points
- Former EEOC Chair Jenny Yang encouraged employers to keep collecting demographic data
- The EEOC approved a plan in July to eliminate EEO-1 and other demographic reporting requirements
- Republican Chair Andrea Lucas has said the requirement may run afoul of federal civil rights law
Former Democratic EEOC Chair Jenny Yang encouraged employers to keep collecting workforce demographic data even as the agency is poised to scrap the forms. In July the EEOC approved a plan to eliminate EEO-1 and other demographic reporting requirements. Republican Chair Andrea Lucas has said the requirement may run afoul of federal civil rights law. The effective date of the elimination was not disclosed in the material available. For reference only; this is not legal advice.
What employers should do
- Do not stop collecting workforce demographic data until the EEOC's final arrangements are clear
- Confirm with legal counsel existing EEO-1 related reporting obligations
Policy details
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Status
- Proposed rule
- Effective date
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- Employers covered
- Large employers
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