Kalpana Kotagal

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to end a 60-year-old requirement for companies to submit workforce demographic data, citing concerns about encouraging discrimination. The 2-1 vote, under the Trump administration, faces criticism from civil rights groups and former commissioners who argue it weakens efforts to track workplace discrimination patterns. The EEO-1 form, used since 1966 to report gender and racial breakdowns across job categories, will no longer be mandated.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2-1 to end a 60-year-old requirement for employers to submit workforce demographic data, citing concerns about potential discrimination risks. Critics argue the move will hinder efforts to track workplace discrimination patterns and enforce civil rights laws.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) plans to end a 60-year-old requirement for companies to submit workforce demographic data, a decision supported by a Republican majority on the commission and criticized by civil rights groups. The proposal, which entered a 30-day public comment period, aims to eliminate the annual EEO-1 form that tracks gender, race, and job category data for employers with 100 or more workers.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) plans to end a 60-year-old requirement for companies to submit workforce demographic data, citing concerns about potential discrimination. The Republican-majority EEOC voted 2-1 to rescind the rule, which has been used to track employment patterns and enforce anti-discrimination laws since 1966.

A former commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission dropped a lawsuit challenging her dismissal by President Donald Trump, following a Supreme Court ruling that expanded presidential authority over independent agencies. The EEOC, now led by a Republican majority, announced regulatory changes including ending annual demographic data collection and revising guidance on workplace language policies.

A former commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission dropped her lawsuit against her dismissal by President Donald Trump, following a Supreme Court ruling that expanded presidential authority over independent agencies. The EEOC, now with two Republicans and one Democrat, announced regulatory changes aligning with Trump's civil rights agenda, including ending demographic data collection and rescinding guidance on workplace language policies.