EEO-1 Report Filing - How to Comply to Avoid Costly Fines

The EEO-1 Report by EEOC, submitted by various employers on September 30 of every year, carries employment data being classified on different parameters. The Federal Law requires all private employers with 100 or more employees, all federal contractors and first-tier subcontractors with 50 or more employees and all financial institutions/government depositories with 50 employees or more, to categorize employment data by race, ethnicity, gender and job category. In 2018, the date of submission changed to March 31. However this year, many employers were preparing to meet that deadline, but on February 1, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) notified all employers of an extension. The deadline to submit EEO-1 data was moved to May 31, 2019.

• Who must file EEO-1 Report -Step-by-step basics of filing the form?
• Understand the race, ethnicity, job categories
• How to classify managers and supervisors?
• Practical strategies for complying with confidentiality requirements
• Practical suggestions on how to legally survey and classify your employees
• What federal contractors can't ignore?
• Which methods of collecting data from your workers are the most affordable and legally compliant?

• The History of the EEOC and the Laws EEOC Enforces
• The History of the Department of Labor and the Laws OFCCP Enforces
• EEOC Proposed changes to the EEO-1 Report
• Pay Inequities/ Disparities 
• The Employer Information EEO-1 report
• Who must file?
• How to File?
• When to File?
• Confidentiality and Privacy of EEO-1 Data 

If you are required to file an EEO-1 report but fail to do so, you could be subject to a lawsuit compelling you to report. False reporting could result in the imposition of fines or imprisonment. Government contractors that do not file a report could be subject to debarment from their contracts. Additionally, if a charge of discrimination is filed against your company with the EEOC, the agency may check whether you filed a report and that may be held against you in a court proceeding. All private employers with 100 or more employees, all federal contractors and first-tier subcontractors with 50 or more employees and all financial institutions/government depositories with 50 employees or more are required by federal law to submit an EEO-1 report.

• HR professionals
• Financial Officers
• In-House Counsel
• Affirmative Action/EEO Officers 
• Federal Contractors

Susan Fahey Desmond is a principal with Jackson Lewis PC which has offices across the United States. She has been representing management in all areas of labor and employment law since her graduation from the University of Tennessee School of Law in 1985 and is a frequent author and speaker on labor and employment law issues. She is listed in Best Lawyers in America for labor and employment law and has been named by Chambers USA as one of America's leading business lawyers.