EEOC Delays EEO-1 Data Collection
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in a Federal Registrar notice that pending approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the EEOC would expect to begin collecting the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 along with the 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 in March 2021 because of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Key points you need to know:
- The EEO-1 submission is delayed, not cancelled
- 2019 and 2020 data will be filed in March 2021
- VETS-4212 filing deadline has not changed as of the date of this posting
- Affirmative Action Plans and OFCCP audits are not affected
From EEOC:.
The EEO surveys collect data from employers in different sectors of the workforce. The EEOC was planning to open the following EEO surveys in 2020: the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 (Employer Information Report); the 2020 EEO-3 (Local Report); and the 2020 EEO-5 (Elementary-Secondary Staff Information Report).
Filers of the EEO-1, EEO-3, and EEO-5, which include private sector employers, local referral unions, and public elementary and secondary school districts, are dealing with unique and urgent issues. Delaying the collections until 2021 will ensure that EEO filers are better positioned to provide accurate, valid, and reliable data in a timely manner.
Filers should begin preparing to submit data in 2021. Pending approval from the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the EEOC would being collecting the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 in March 2021, and will notify filers of the precise date the surveys will open as soon as it is available. The EEOC would expect to begin collecting the 2020 EEO-3 and the 2020 EEO-5 in January 2021 and will notify filers of the precise date the surveys will open as soon as it is available.
In addition to updates to the agency website, the EEOC will be reaching out directly to EEO-1, 3, and 5 filers regarding the delayed opening of surveys.
