Notice of Commission Hearing

DATE AND TIME: August 11, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

PLACE: The hearing will be held at EEOC Headquarters, Jacqueline A. Berrien Training Center, 131 M Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20507.  The meeting will also be held as a listen-only audio. The public may attend in person or connect to the audio-only by following the instructions that will be posted on www.eeoc.gov at least 24 hours before the meeting.

Due to technical limitations, those attending by audio-only will not be able to offer comments. ASL services will be available for those attending the hearing in person, and a closed captioning link will be posted on our website prior to the hearing.  If you wish to attend the hearing in person, you must email commissionmeetingcomments@eeoc.gov to register by providing your name as it appears on your driver’s license or other government-issued identification at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. You will be asked to show your ID upon arrival. If you additionally wish to speak at the hearing, please follow the instructions provided in the supplemental information of this notice below.

STATUS: The hearing will be open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The following items will be considered at the open hearing:

• Notice is hereby given that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has scheduled a public hearing to hear public comments on its proposed notice of proposed rulemaking – Rescission of EEO Reports (EEO-1, EEO-2, EEO-3, EEO-4, EEO-5, EEO-6) and Related Recordkeeping and Record Preservation Requirements
• SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 23, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), proposing to rescind and remove the requirements on certain employers and other entities to file workforce data reports to the EEOC contained at 29 CFR part 1602, and proposing to remove the recordkeeping and record preservation requirements related to those reports. 91 FR 46332. The July 23, 2026 notice invited public comments on the NPRM.  

Notice of Proposed Rule can be found here: Federal Register :: Removal of Reporting Requirements

Section 709(c) of title VII of the Civil Rights Act also requires that, before imposing any new or changed recordkeeping or reporting requirements it deems “reasonable, necessary, or appropriate for the enforcement” of title VII, the Commission must hold a public hearing. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-8(c).  Accordingly, the July 23, 2026 NPRM sets a hearing date for August 11, 2026, at 10 a.m. (Eastern).

Persons wishing to speak at the hearing must submit a written request to the EEOC of their desire to do so by August 7, 2026, with their contact information and a written summary of the remarks to be offered. Written requests to speak at the hearing must be submitted to the EEOC via one of the methods outlined in the July 23, 2026, NPRM. Because of time limitations, not all interested persons may be able to testify at the hearing, but the Commission will consider all written statements submitted regardless.  You will be notified by close of business August 10 whether you have been selected to speak and the amount of time permitted for your comments.

How to submit a request to speak at the hearing can be found here: Regulations.gov

• NOTE: In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the public will be able to observe the Commission’s hearing, and a transcript of the hearing will be made available on the agency’s website thereafter. Public observation does not include participation. Observers seeking to take still photographs, video, or audio recordings of the hearing must seek permission by contacting the Executive Secretariat at commissionmeetingcomments@eeoc.gov at least 24 hours before the hearing to discuss the manner of recording and ensure it does not interfere with the hearing.

In addition to publishing notices on EEOC Commission hearings in the Federal Register, the Commission also provides information about Commission hearings on its website, www.eeoc.gov and provides a recorded announcement a week in advance on future Commission hearings.

Please telephone (202) 921-2750, or email commissionmeetingcomments@eeoc.gov at any time for information on this hearing. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Raymond D. Windmiller, Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat, (202) 921-2705.

Dated: July 27, 2026