EEOC Moves To End Mandatory Workplace Demographic Reporting After 60 Years
On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2-1 to end mandatory reporting of workers' race, ethnicity and gender by most large employers and federal contractors.[1]
The change would halt annual submissions by employers with at least 100 workers and federal contractors with at least 50 workers, affecting more than 50 million workers at about 73,000 employers.[1] The proposal now faces a 30-day public comment period before the commission can give final approval.[1] The vote split 2-1 along party lines.[1]
The EEO-1 Employer Information Report has been in place since 1966.[1] The form requires employers to break out their workforce by race, ethnicity and gender within each job category, and agencies, businesses and advocates have relied on those numbers to track workplace patterns and enforcement needs.[1]
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- On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, the EEOC voted 2-1 along party lines to rescind its EEO-1 demographic data collection requirement.
- The change would end mandatory annual reporting of race, ethnicity and gender by job category for most employers with at least 100 workers and federal contractors with at least 50 workers.
- The proposal is subject to a 30-day public comment period before the commission can give final approval.
- The EEO-1 reporting system has been in place since 1966 and currently covers more than 50 million workers at around 73,000 employers.
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