The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and 30 other gender justice, workers rights, and civil rights organizations submitted a comment strongly opposing a Proposed Rule from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that would eliminate requirements for covered employers to report workforce demographic data.

For sixty years, the EEOC has collected workforce demographic data from large employers. By providing a picture of how workers are represented in different job categories based on sex, race, and ethnicity, this data helps identify barriers to equal opportunity and guide efforts to prevent and redress workplace discrimination. By rescinding these reporting requirements, the Proposed Rule would make it harder to prevent and address discrimination in the workplace.

As outlined in our comments, the Proposed Rule relies on specious legal reasoning to conclude reporting requirements are improper and ignores considerable evidence that requirements promote effective and efficient enforcement of the law. We urge the Commission to withdraw its Proposed Rule.