Posts Tagged ‘EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data’
The OFCCP’s EEO-1 Data Release and What You Need to Do Next
The OFCCP’s EEO-1 Data Release and What You Need to Do Next The return of EEO-1 Component 2 reporting, which was reversed under the Trump administration but could be reinstated as a priority under Biden’s administration, would cause many employers to scramble to meet the requirements in time to comply with reporting deadlines. Recently released…
Read MorePay Data Reporting Key To Ending Pay Discrimination
For the 2017 and 2018 reporting years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) expanded EEO-1 reporting for employers by introducing the collection of employee pay data. Known as EEO-1 Component 2, the EEOC’s short-lived pay data reporting requirements demonstrated significant value in identifying and resolving pay discrimination in the workplace. This was recently confirmed in…
Read MoreEEOC’s FY 2021 Activity and the Future of Pay Equity Enforcement
The 2022 fiscal year is shaping up to be busy for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The agency experienced a boost in activity at the end of 2021 according to its Agency Financial Report, indicating the enforcement lull it experienced in 2020 is over. A message from EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows affirms the…
Read MoreFederal Agencies to Prioritize Pay Equity Enforcement
A recent Bloomberg Law interview with former commissioner and acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Victoria A. Lipnic, sheds light on the future of pay equity enforcement in the U.S. While Lipnic advises employers to stay tuned for details of EEOC’s new strategic enforcement plan for 2022, she confirms the agency’s efforts…
Read MoreCustomers React Negatively to Wage Gap Disclosures, HBR Study Finds
Lawmakers across the globe are finding that pay data reporting requirements for employers are critical for helping to close the gender wage gap. As recently seen in the U.K. and states throughout the U.S., mandatory public disclosure of wage gaps lays bare the integrity of an organization’s pay practices. This increasing visibility into companies’ compensation…
Read MoreEEO-1 Filing Portal for 2019 and 2020 Submissions Closes Today
The EEO-1 filing portal will not accept 2019 and 2020 Component filing snapshots after today, November 15, 2021. In a recent announcement on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) website, the agency makes clear that organizations that have not filed must do so by no later than today. The announcement states, “Once the November 15,…
Read MoreOFCCP Ramps up Pay Equity Enforcement with Several Pay Discrimination Settlements
Pay equity enforcement is ramping up at the federal level, signaling to employers everywhere that the time to implement proactive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) measures is now. Case in point: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently reached a series of settlement agreements with five large organizations. As…
Read MoreDesigning a Successful Pay Equity Program Pt. I
The events over the last several years propelled public momentum in addressing systemic injustice and social inequity, especially in the workplace. This has cast a bright spotlight on organizations’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts – specifically around gender and racial pay gaps. These issues are not going away. In fact, employers should expect pay…
Read MoreDFEH Adds New Guidance for SB 973 Reporting Due on March 31
3 minute read California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) recently released additional FAQs to assist employers in submitting pay data reporting under SB 973 to the DFEH. Under SB 973, beginning this year, private employers with at least 100 employees and required to file an annual Employer Information Report (EEO-1) are required to…
Read MorePay Data Reporting Goes into Effect January 2021
3 minute read Following the signing of California Senate Bill 973 (“SB 973”) into law on September 30, 2020, mandatory CA pay data reporting will take effect on January 1, 2021. The new requirements under SB 973 (California’s Pay Data Reporting) are positioned to have far-reaching implications for pay equity and pay data reporting both in…
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