Removal of Reporting Requirements; Public Hearing
Key claim: The EEOC has scheduled a public hearing on a proposed rule to rescind EEO-1, EEO-2, EEO-3, EEO-4, EEO-5, and EEO-6 reports and their associated recordkeeping and preservation requirements.
Abstract
(Proposed Rule · Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has scheduled a public hearing to gather information and hear public comment on its proposed rulemaking–Rescission of EEO Reports (EEO-1, EEO-2, EEO-3, EEO-4, EEO-5, EEO-6) and related recordkeeping and record preservation requirements.
Why this matters
The EEO-1 through EEO-6 reports have been the primary federal source of employer-level demographic workforce data used to detect and litigate employment discrimination on the basis of race, sex, and other protected characteristics across private employers, apprenticeship programs, unions, and state and local governments. Rescinding the reporting and recordkeeping requirements would substantially reduce the statistical evidence base available to workers, advocates, researchers, and enforcement agencies, with practical effects on disparate-impact analysis, pay-equity monitoring, and public accountability. A public hearing signals the rule is moving through formal rulemaking rather than being a discretionary enforcement pause.