EEOC Seeks to Expand EEO-1 Form to Include Pay Data

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced plans to require employers to provide information about employee pay and hours worked as part of their annual EEO-1 reports. The EEOC’s proposal, which was published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2016, would apply to employers with 100 or more employees and would take effect with the 2017 reporting cycle. The EEOC contends that the additional data will help the EEOC and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) identify possible pay discrimination issues.