Deadline to Submit and Certify Reports is June 24, 2025
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on May 20, 2025, announced the opening of the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection.
In a message to EEO-1 Component 1 filers, EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas provided general guidance and reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to protecting the civil rights of all Americans. Consistent with the administration’s earlier statements supporting merit-based decision-making and views of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, Lucas cautioned:
As you report data on your employees’ race, ethnicity, and sex, I want to take this opportunity to remind you of your obligations under Title VII not to take any employment actions based on, or motivated in whole or in part by, an employee’s race, sex, or other protected characteristics. Your company or organization may not use information about your employees’ race/ethnicity or sex—including demographic data you collect and report in EEO-1 Component 1 reports—to facilitate unlawful employment discrimination based on race, sex, or other protected characteristics in violation of Title VII. Title VII’s protections apply equally to all workers, regardless of their race or sex. Different treatment based on race, sex, or another protected characteristic can be unlawful discrimination, no matter which employees or applicants are harmed. There is no “diversity” exception to Title VII’s requirements. For more information, please see the recently released technical assistance Q&A document “What You Should Know About DEI-Related Discrimination at Work”.