Key Reminders For Employers During EEO-1 Data Collection Season
In July 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed suit against C otti Foods Corporation after it allegedly failed to file EEO-1 reports between 2021-2023, despite repeated notice. Last month, the parties entered into a consent decree under which Cotti Foods is required to file three years’ worth of past-due data within 30 days, appoint an EEO-1 reporting monitor to ensure reports are filed on time in the future, and allow the EEOC to monitor its compliance with the decree for the next five years (including inspections of its premises, employee interviews, and production and inspection of its records). Don’t be naughty like Cotti—use this recent settlement as a cautionary tale to properly collect and file timely EEO-1 reports. EEO-1 Reporting Basics Under Title VII, covered employers are required to submit EEO-1 data, which consists of the racial/ethnic and gender composition of their workforce by specific job categories. A company must submit EEO-1 data to...