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In a move that has alarmed HR professionals and equality advocates, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that its 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection, opening May 20 and closing June 24, will eliminate the option to report nonbinary employees via a comment box. This decision, outlined in an April 15 filing with the Office of Budget and Management, reverses a small but meaningful step toward inclusive workforce data collection.
What Is the EEO-1 Report?
The EEO-1 Component 1 report is a mandatory filing for private employers with 100 or more employees and certain federal contractors. It