Employer Information Report (EEO-1) Due September 30th

The deadline for filing the Employer Information Report (also known as the EEO-1 Report) with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is September 30th. The report must be filed by: (1) employers with federal government contracts of $50,000 or more who have 50 or more employees; and (2) employers who do not have a federal government contract but have 100 or more employees.

The report requires employers to provide a count of their employees by job category, ethnicity, race, and gender. Employment numbers may be obtained from any pay period in July through September of 2010. The EEOC prefers the report to be filed using the EEO-1 online filing system. The system requires a login ID and password. Other filing options for private employers include submitting the report as a data file or filing the report as a computer printout. EEOC will only allow the report to be filed on paper if so requested by an employer with no Internet access.

The EEOC website contains a list of frequently asked questions on the report which can be viewed at http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/eeo1survey/faq.cfm. Further information on the reporting process can also be obtained by calling the EEO-1 Joint Reporting Committee at: (866) 286-6440.