Filing Period Open for EEO-1 Report

As of July 1, companies have been allowed to file their EEO-1 reports for 2014.  The filing period remains open until September 30.  EEO-1 reports can be important, as a number of federal agencies, including OFCCP and EEOC, examine EEO-1 reports when they conduct investigations, and private citizens can ask for EEO-1 data as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.  OFCCP also uses EEO-1 reports as one factor in determining which companies and facilities it will target for affirmative action reviews.  Thus, you should carefully consider how employees are reported.  For example, if your company has a number of small facilities that have typically been rolled up into one location on the EEO-1 report, you should consider reporting these employees in their separate facilities.  While OFCCP has the right to review any of a federal contractor’s facilities, it is rare for the agency to conduct a full compliance review at a facility of less than 50 people.