The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), pursuit to a federal judge’s order, has published a notice in the Federal Register stating that all affected companies must report their pay data for 2017 and 2018 (Component 2 of the EEO-1 Report) by Sept. 30, 2019.

eeoc-report-could-be-delayedBusinesses with at least 100 employees and federal contractors with at least 50 employees and a contract of $50,000 or more with the federal government must file the EEO-1 form.

On March 18, the EEOC opened the online EEO-1 reporting portal, but did not include questions concerning pay (Component 2). After a six-week legal process, the agency on Friday, May 3, posted the requirements.

The Federal Register notice states:

EEO-1 filers should begin preparing to submit Component 2 data for calendar year 2017, in addition to data for calendar year 2018, by September 30, 2019, in light of the court’s recent decision in National Women’s Law Center, et al., v. Office of Management and Budget, et al., Civil Action No. 17-cv-2458 (D.D.C.). The EEOC expects to begin collecting EEO-1 Component 2 data for calendar years 2017 and 2018 in mid-July, 2019, and will notify filers of the precise date the survey will open as soon as it is available.