Massachusetts’ Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) recently published FAQs that provide guidance on the state’s new pay transparency law, formally titled the Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act. The Act requires employers with 100 or more employees to submit their EEO-1 reports to the Commonwealth by February 1 of each year. LWD’s recently published FAQs clarify key components of the Act and provide guidance to employers regarding their reporting obligations.
EEO-1 Forms Must Be Submitted Through the State’s Online Portal by February 3, 2025
Employers with 100 or more employees must submit their most recently filed federal Employment Information Report (EEO-1 Report) to the Commonwealth by February 1, 2025. Massachusetts has not published its own EEO form. Instead, according to the FAQs, employers should submit the same federal EEO-1 Report that they filed with the EEOC during the most recent calendar year.
Employers will be required to submit EEO-1 Reports through an online portal, which is not yet available. Because February 1 lands on a Saturday, reports will be accepted until February 3, 2025.
Wage Data Not Required
Employers are not required to submit W-2 income earnings data by race/ethnicity, sex, and job category to the state. The federal government has not collected this data through “Component 2” of the EEO-1 form since 2018. Because Massachusetts’ pay transparency law is designed to mirror the EEOC’s reporting requirements, the...
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