US anti-bias agency moves to end employer reporting of worker race, sex data

Companies May Soon Be Able to Stop Reporting Employees’ Race

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rescinds its requirement that employers report their workforces’ demographic makeup.

Employers may no longer have to disclose race and gender data

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has voted to eliminate data collection on workforce demographics, a requirement that dates back 60 years.

So the Admin Apparently Thinks Collecting Anti-Discrimination Data ‘Promotes Racial Stereotyping’

The administration of hating data collection strikes again; on Tuesday, MAGA’s version of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to toss a requirement that has mandated—by law, for decades—employers to share demographic data about their workplaces. Clearly, the administration hasn’t learned its lesson when it comes to these things!  “The EEOC’s majority has abandoned its longstanding mission of civil rights enforcement,” Debora…

EEOC moves to end workplace demographic reporting mandate

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on Tuesday voted to advance a proposal that would end a nearly 60-year-old requirement for millions of employers to report the race and sex demographics of their workforce to the federal government. In 1966, the newly formed EEOC enacted its EEO-1 reporting requirement, mandating that employers with 100 or more employees submit an annual disclosure of their workforce’s demographic makeup by r…

Trump Administration Moves to Stop Collecting Demographic Data on U.S. Workers

Andrea Lucas, nominee to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, testifies during her Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. —Tom Williams—CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty ImagesThe Trump Administration is moving to end a 60-year-old requirement for employers to submit demographic data on their workforces to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissio…

Trump Administration Moves to Stop Collecting Demographic Data on U.S. Workers After 60 Years

The Trump Administration is moving to end a 60-year-old requirement for employers to submit demographic data on their workforces to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which enforces civil rights laws against workplace discrimination.  Eliminating the requirement would make less information available to the public about demographic trends—such as how many women or people belonging to racial and ethnic minorities hold top position…