The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced employers may expect the portal for submitting 2022 EEO-1 Reports to open on October 31, according to NFDA Endorsed Provider SESCO Management Consultants. The EEOC also set a December 5, 2023, deadline for completion of 2022 EEO-1 Reports.

The EEO-1 Report is a federally-mandated survey that collects workforce data categorized by race, ethnicity, sex and job category.

Covered employers must usually submit EEO-1 Reports by March 31 each year. For 2022 EEO-1 Reports, however, the EEOC had previously extended the portal’s opening date twice – first until mid-July and then later until mid-fall – before before making the most recent announcement.

Federal regulations require that all employers in the private sector with 100 or more employees, and federal contractors and subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a federal contract or subcontract amounting to $50,000 or more, file the EEO-1 Report annually.

Although the EEOC sends notification letters to employers it knows to be subject to EEO-1 requirements, all covered employers are responsible for obtaining and submitting the necessary information prior to the appropriate deadline. Employers filing EEO-1 Reports for the first time must register to receive login information, a password, and further instructions for filing from the EEOC.

If you have questions about submitting EEO-1 reports or any other human resources issues, NFDA members can call SESCO’s complimentary human resources hotline. Learn more at www.nfda.org/EndorsedProviders.