This is an update to our EEO-1 Filing blog released last Wednesday, January 29th . Today, February 1, 2019, the EEOC officially announced that their EEO-1 filing webpage will open in early March and that the filing of reports is extended to May 31, 2019 (see copy of the announcement below).
EEO-1 Survey for 2018 Will Open Early March 2019
WASHINGTON – Due to the partial lapse in appropriations, the opening of the EEO-1 has been postponed until early March 2019. The deadline to submit EEO-1 data will be extended until May 31, 2019. The EEO-1 is an annual survey that requires all private employers with 100 or more employees and federal government contractors or first-tier subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a federal contract, subcontract or purchase order amounting to $50,000 or more to file the EEO-1 report. The filing of the EEO-1 report, is required by federal law per Section 709(c), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; and §1602.7-§1602.14, Title 29, Chapter XIV of the Federal Code of Regulations.
Details and instructions for the 2018 EEO-1 filers, including the exact date of the survey opening, will be forthcoming. Filers should refer to the EEO-1 website at (https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/eeo1survey/index.cfm) in the coming weeks for updates on the new schedule.
For general inquiries, or if you have an EEO-1 company contact update, please send an email to E1.Techassistance@eeoc.gov. If your company has experienced any mergers or acquisitions between January 2018 and December 31, 2018, please email E1.Acquisitionsmergers@eeoc.gov. Any spinoff-related emails should be sent to E1.SPINOFFS@EEOC.GOV.