EEOC CONVENES PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED REVISION OF THE EMPLOYER INFORMATION REPORT (EEO-1)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 13, 2019
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public hearing on Proposed EEO-1 Report amendments on Wednesday, November 20, beginning at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. The hearing will be open to public observation.
Pursuant to section 709(c) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Commission is holding a public hearing to discuss the proposed changes to the EEO-1 Report. The proposed changes are described in the Commission's September 12, 2019, Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, 84 Fed. Reg. 48138. In the Notice, the EEOC stated that it was planning to seek approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to continue administering Component 1 of the EEO-1 survey, which the EEOC has sponsored for many years.
The EEOC also said that it is not planning to continue using the EEO-1 Report to collect Component 2 pay data information, which the Commission originally added to the EEO-1 in 2016. The Commission will hear from the following panelists during the hearing:
- Lynn Clements, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Berkshire Associates
- Michael Eastman, Senior Vice President, Policy and Assistant General Counsel, Center for Workplace Compliance
- Jocelyn Frye, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
- Joshua Mitchell, Senior Economist, Welch Consulting
- Jessica Stender, Senior Counsel for Workplace Justice and Policy, Equal Rights Advocates
- Betsey Stevenson, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
Seating is limited. Visitors are encouraged to arrive at least 30 minutes before the hearing to be processed through security and escorted to the meeting room. Visitors should bring a government-issued photo identification card to facilitate entry into the building.
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