Attention EEO-1 Filers: The EEOC Opened its Online-Filing System for “Component 2 Data” and Filings Are Due by September 30, 2019

By Jzinae N. Jackson*

It’s “go” time, EEO-1 filers. On July 15, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that it has opened its long-awaited online-filing system to capture 2017 and 2018 “Component 2 Data” for the revised Employer Information Report, commonly known as the EEO-1 form. The new Component 2 Data will track an employee’s general compensation and work hours, correlated to the employee’s race/ethnicity, gender, and job category. While the EEOC has tracked employees' race/ethnicity, gender, and job-category data since 1966, this is the first time the EEOC will track pay and work-hours data.

As previously reported by Z&R, the EEOC requires certain “covered employers” to file EEO-1 forms annually. Covered employers who filed a non-pay-related EEO-1 form for 2017 or 2018 must supplement such filings with relevant Component 2 Data by September 30, 2019, via the EEOC’s online portal. On July 15, 2019, the EEOC sent portal-log-in information to covered employees by USPS letter and email.

Employers should contact counsel with any questions about submitting the new Component 2 Data.

*Jzinae N. Jackson practices in all areas of labor and employment law. If you have questions regarding the EEO-1 form, please contact Jzinae (jnjzrlaw.com) at (216) 696-4441.