Takeaways

• New Colorado law requires certain private employers to submit EEO-1 demographic data to the state starting 07.01.27, even if federal EEO-1 reporting is eliminated.
• The law shifts EEO-1 reporting into the state’s business filing system and makes previously confidential workforce data more publicly accessible.
• Although the law leaves several important implementation and scope questions unresolved, employers should prepare by assessing coverage, identifying data gaps and updating reporting processes.

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In the wake of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) taking steps to end EEO-1 reporting, Colorado has implemented its own law requiring EEO-1 reporting on the state level. HB 26-1207, signed on June 4, 2026, will require private employers with at least 100 workers to file employee demographic data with the Colorado secretary of state.

The statute explicitly notes the state reporting will be required even if the EEOC ends federal EEO-1 reporting. Covered employers will be required to submit “EEO-1 Data” in the same form as the federal EEO-1 reports, as it existed on March 1, 2026.

The new law does more than preserve workforce reporting after anticipated federal rollback. It moves historically confidential EEO-1 reporting into the Colorado secretary of state filing system without providing comparable confidentiality protections.

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Colorado placed EEO-1 reporting inside its business-entity filing system. HB 26-1207...

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