The US agency that fights workplace discrimination just voted to stop measuring it | Jamil Smith
Summary
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to stop its long-standing practice of requiring many employers to report worker data by race and sex. This change would reduce the agency’s ability to detect workplace discrimination through regular demographic monitoring, though it could still request data in specific investigations.Key Facts
- The EEOC has collected annual reports from employers about worker race, sex, and job categories for 60 years.
- About 73,000 employers report data covering over 50 million workers each year.
- The EEOC’s new rule, voted 2–1 by its Republican majority, would end routine collection of this demographic data.
- The government argues that requiring such classifications might violate the constitutional right to equal protection.
- Employers would still keep records on hiring, promotion, pay, and termination but without required demographic detail.
- The EEOC could still request demographic information when investigating specific discrimination claims.
- The change aims to shift the EEOC from regular monitoring to selective investigations.
- Public comments on the proposal are due by August 24, with a hearing scheduled for August 11.
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