For six decades, most private employers with at least 100 employees—and certain federal contractors with at least 50 employees—have been required to submit annual EEO-1 reports providing the federal government with demographic information about their workforces. On July 23, 2026, the EEOC published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to eliminate EEO-1 reporting. The comment period in response to the NPRM closed on August 24, 2026. The EEOC will now review those comments before deciding whether to issue a final rule.
The proposal to eliminate EEO-1 reporting is in-line with other recent pronouncements from the EEOC, many of which were mentioned by my colleague Eric Kinder in the last edition of SuperVision. In proposing to eliminate EEO-1 reporting, EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas stated:
The proposed rescission of the EEO Data Reports reaffirms the founding principle that every individual is created equal and therefore is entitled to equal treatment under the law. Because the EEO Data Reports require all covered employers to categorize employees by race and sex annually, disconnected from any allegation of a Title VII violation or related Commission enforcement proceeding, the EEO Data Reports stand in direct tension with Title VII’s requirement that employment practices be colorblind. Collecting such data about employees’ race and sex — absent any specific allegation of discrimination — not only risks hindering effective enforcement of equal employment laws but...
New Delhi: A digitally altered video circulating on social media falsely claims that China has taken control of Asaphila, Longju and Taksing Circle in Arunachal Pradesh and that the Indian Army ha...