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EEO-1 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Q. What is the EEO-1 Report?
A. The EEO-1 Report is a compliance survey report that is mandated by federal statute and regulations and requires company employment data to be categorized by race/ethnicity, gender and job categories. A sample copy of the EEO-1 form and instructions are available at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeo1survey.
Q. What companies are required to file the EEO-1 report?
A. All companies that meet the following criteria are required to file the EEO-1 report annually:
- Subject to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, with 100 or more employees; or
- Subject to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, with fewer than 100 employees if the company is owned by or corporately affiliated with another company and the entire enterprise employs a total of 100 or more employees; or
- Federal government prime contractors or first-tier subcontractors subject to Executive Order 11246,as amended, with 50 or more employees and a prime contract or first-tier subcontract amounting to $50,000 or more.
Q. What is the annual EEO-1 filing deadline?
A. The annual EEO-1 filing deadline is September 30th.
Q. From what time period must companies use to extract EEO-1 employment data?
A. Employment data must be extracted from one pay period in July, August or September of the current survey year.
Q. Does the EEO-1 report require applicant data?
A. No. The EEO-1 report requires employment data only.
Q. What is the difference between a single-establishment company and a multi-establishment?
A. A single-establishment company is doing business at only one physical address. A multi-establishment company is doing business at two or more physical addresses. Single-establishment companies are only required to submit one EEO-1 data record/report. Multi-establishment companies are required to submit a separate EEO-1 data record/report for the headquarters establishment and each remaining establishment of the company, including establishments employing fewer than 50 employees.
Q. How many EEO-1 data records/reports is a single-establishment company required to submit?
A. A single-establishment company is required to submit only one EEO-1 data record/report – Type 1 EEO-1 Report.
Q. How many EEO-1 data records/reports is a multi-establishment company required to submit?
A. Multi-establishment companies are required to submit the following types of EEO-1 data records/reports:
- Type 2 – Consolidated Report (Required) – The Consolidated Report must include all company employees categorized by race, gender and job category.
- Type 3 – Headquarters Report (Required) – The Headquarters Report must include only those employees working at the headquarters establishment. Employment data must be categorized by race, gender and job category. A separate EEO-1 data record/report for the headquarters establishment is required even if there are fewer than 50 employees working at the headquarters establishment.
- Type 4 – Establishment Report – A separate EEO-1 data record/report musteach establishment, i.e. physical location, employing 50 or more employees. Employment data for each such establishment must be categorized by race, gender and job category.
- Establishments Employing Fewer Than 50 Employees:
- Type 6 – Establishment List – The establishment name, complete address and total number of employees must be provided for each establishment employing fewer than 50 employees; or
- Type 8 – Establishment Report – Like the Type 4 – Establishment Report, a separate EEO-1 record/report may be submitted for each establishment employing fewer than 50 employees where employment data for each such establishment must also be categorized by race, gender and job category.
If you choose to create a Type 6 data record/report for each establishment employing fewer than 50 employees, you MUST manually enter employment data categorized by race, gender and job category to the Type 2 – Consolidated Report. If you choose to create a Type 8 record/report for each establishment employing fewer than 50 employees, the employment data entered for each such establishment will automatically populate the Type 2 – Consolidated Report.
Q. How can I obtain my company’s EEO-1 Login ID and Password?
A. Make absolutely certain that the person requesting the company’s EEO-1 Login ID and Password is the Certifying Official or EEO-1 Contact Person. If not, refer the caller to the EEO-1 Joint Reporting Committee at 866.286.6440 (toll-free) or e1.techassistance@eeoc.gov Request the company name and zip code. Access EEO-1 Management and click SEARCH. In the REPORT TYPE data field, click in Boxes 1 and 2. Enter the company name or zip code and click SEARCH. If the company is found, click VIEW to the right of the report type.
Q. How do companies file EEO-1 reports?
A. The preferred and most efficient method of submitting EEO-1 reports is through the EEO-1 Online Filing Application or as an electronically transmitted data file (ASCII/TEXT file). Companies may also submit EEO-1 reports as computer printouts. Paper EEO-1 forms will only be generated upon request and only under extreme circumstances where Internet access is not available. The EEOC-approved specifications for creating an EEO-1 data file and submission of EEO-1 reports as computer printouts are available at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeo1survey.
Q. My company is required to file the EEO-1 report for the first time. How do I obtain an EEO-1 Login ID and Password?
A. Register the company online at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeo1survey. Click FILING FOR THE FIRST TIME and follow the online instructions. After submitting the registration form, print the next screen as that screen indicates the Login ID and Password.
Q. How do the EEOC and OFCCP use EEO-1 survey data?
A. Both the EEOC and OFCCP have used EEO-1 data since 1966. The EEOC uses EEO-1 data to support civil rights enforcement and to analyze employment patterns, such as the representation of female and minority workers within companies, industries or regions. The OFCCP uses EEO-1 data to determine which company establishments to select for compliance reviews. OFCCP’s system uses statistical assessment of EEO-1 data to select facilities where the likelihood of systematic discrimination is the greatest.
Q. Is EEO-1 data confidential?
A. Yes. The EEOC is prohibited by federal statute, i.e. Section 709(e) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, from making public employment data derived from any of its compliance surveys.