EEOC Is Done With Tracking Race And Sex In The Workforce

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suggesting an end to mandatory demographic reporting.

by Sidnee Michelle Douyon

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the nation’s top workplace civil rights agency (EEOC), is considering a major rollback of diversity data collection requirements that have been in place for decades. Critics say this change in workforce tracking could diminish the federal government’s ability to spot employment discrimination across the United States.

The EEOC is suggesting an end to mandatory demographic reporting. This reporting has required large employers to submit workforce data related to race, sex, and national origin since the civil rights era of the 1960s. The proposal was first reported May 15 by The Washington Post.
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