GBS Compliance
EEOC Opens EEO-1 Reporting Portal for 2024 Data
Reports Due June 24, 2025
The portal for employers to submit 2024 EEO-1 Reports to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) opened on May 20, 2025. The deadline to file 2024 EEO-1 Reports is June 24, 2025.
Highlights
- The portal for employers to begin submitting 2024 EEO-1 Reports opened on May 20, 2025.
- The deadline to submit reports is June 24, 2025.
- The 2024 EEO-1 instructions remove the option to provide information about nonbinary employees.
EEO-1 Overview
The EEO-1 Report is a federally mandated survey that collects workforce data categorized by race, ethnicity, sex and job category. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, covered employers must usually submit EEO-1 Reports by March 31. However, the EEOC pushed the deadline for 2024 EEO-1 Reports to June 24, 2025.
Covered Entities
The following entities are subject to EEO-1 reporting:
- A private employer that has 100 or more employees (with limited exceptions for schools and other organizations);
- A private employer with between 15 and 99 employees, if it is part of a group of employers that legally constitutes a single enterprise that employs a total of 100 or more employees; and
- A federal contractor that has 50 or more employees; is either a prime contractor or first-tier subcontractor; and has a contract, subcontract or purchase order amounting to $50,000 or more.
Although President Donald Trump revoked Executive Order (EO) 11246, which required federal contractors with 50 or more employees to submit EEO-1 Reports, the EEO-1 instructions still refer to EO 11246 and specify that such contractors must submit 2024 EEO-1 Reports.
Removal of Nonbinary Reporting Option
In prior EEOC instructions, covered entities could voluntarily report the number of employees who self-reported as nonbinary when indicating their sex. The 2024 EEO-1 instructions remove this option and require employers to report each employee’s sex as either male or female.
Employer Takeaways
Employers subject to EEO-1 reporting requirements should begin submitting 2024 EEO-1 data in the portal and complete their submissions by June 24, 2025.
Employers may also review the following for additional information:
- EEOC home page and website dedicated to EEO data collection;
- 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 Instruction Booklet; and
- 2024 Component 1 Data File Upload Specifications.
The EEOC’s online filer help desk is available starting May 20, 2025, to assist filers with any questions they may have regarding the 2024 collection.
Although the EEOC sends electronic notifications to employers it knows to be subject to the EEO-1 requirements, all employers are responsible for obtaining and submitting the necessary information prior to the deadline.
May 2025
This Legal Update is not intended to be exhaustive nor should any discussion or opinions be construed as legal advice. Readers should contact legal counsel for legal advice. © 2025 All rights reserved.
