Employers need to understand that the timeline for submitting their demographic data to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is somewhat different this year. The agency recently confirmed that EEO-1 reporting for 2022 data is scheduled to begin in mid-July. In recent years, the starting points and deadlines for data collection have varied.
"The EEOC's shifting deadlines and belated fulfillment of its announced intentions regarding the scope of required EEO-1 reporting creates considerable confusion and uncertainty for employers," said Peter Spanos, an attorney with Taylor English Duma in Atlanta.
All private employers with 100 or more employees and federal contractors with 50 or more employees must file EEO-1 reports each year that summarize employee headcount by sex, race/ethnicity, and job category. This component of data collection, called Component 1, does not include pay data.
Breakdown of Categories
The form asks employers to denote the gender identity and sexual orientation of employees.
"Reporting categories have continued to change. For 2022, there are updated fields for gender identity and sexual orientation," Spanos said. "Employers must not only list such employees in the sexual orientation section of the EEO-1 report, but all covered employers must provide the statistics for such employees in the discrimination section and the other disabilities and characteristics sections. Employers will continue to face the difficult task of gathering...
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