The March 31, 2018 deadline for employers to file the federally mandated EEO-1 report is rapidly approaching. The EEO-1 is a compliance survey that requires company employment data to be categorized by race/ethnicity, gender and job category. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") and the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ("OFCCP") use the EEO-1 to collect and analyze information from private employers and government contractors about their female and minority workforces.
Generally, employers required to file include:
- Private employers subject to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972) with 100 or more employees.
- Prime or first-tier federal contractors with 50 or more employees that has one of the following: a contract, subcontract, or purchase order amounting to $50,000 or more; serves as a depository of government funds; a financial institution that acts an issuing and paying agent for U.S. Savings Bonds and Notes.
Employers not required to file include:
- State and local, primary and secondary school systems.
- Institutions of higher education.
- Indian tribes and tax-exempt private membership clubs other than labor organizations.
Failure to timely file an EEO-1 can result in penalties and federal contractors can lose existing contracts and be precluded from obtaining future federal contracts.
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