FAILED TO FILE WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHIC REPORTS
At the end of May, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it had filed lawsuits in ten states against fifteen employers (with 100 or more employees) for failing to submit the statutorily required workforce data – “EEO-1 Component 1” report -- which includes “workforce information by job category and sex, race, or ethnicity information.”
The companies sued by the agency were identified as:
EEOC v. Autosales, Inc. d/b/a Summit Racing Equipment, Civil Action No. 5:24-cv-0927 (N.D. Ohio)
EEOC v. Boomerang Tube, LLC, Civil Action No. 4:24-cv-00745 (E.D. Mo.)
EEOC v. Commodore Construction Corp., Civil Action No. 24-CV-4066 (S.D.N.Y.)
EEOC v. Eastern Janitorial Services, Civil Action No. 3:24-cv-6474 (D.N.J.)
EEOC v. Eissmann Automotive North America, Civil Action No. 4:24-cv-00680 (N.D. Ala.)
EEOC v. Erickson Framing Operations LLC, Civil Action No. 2:24-cv-01253 (D. Ariz.)
EEOC v. Harrison Poultry, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:24-cv-00117 (N.D. Ga.)
EEOC v. Leonard’s Express, Civil Action No. 3:24-cv-00355 (W.D. Wis.)
EEOC v. Lone Star Overnight, Civil Action No. 4:24-cv-477 (E.D. Tex.)
EEOC v. Metropolitan Foods d/b/a Driscoll Food, Civil Action No. 2:24-cv-06384 (D.N.J.)
EEOC v. Nailor Industries of Texas, Civil Action No. 4:24-cv-01990 (S.D. Tex.)
EEOC v. Performance Hospitality Management, LLC, Civil Action No. 24-cv-60909 (S.D. Fla)
EEOC v. Primary Aim LLC, Civil Action No. 2:24-cv-02918 (S.D. Ohio)
EEOC v. Taylor Morrison, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:24-cv-01233 (D. Ariz.)
EEOC v. Transdev Services, Inc., Civil Action No. 5:24-cv-00294 (W.D.N.C.)
In a written statement, EEOC General Counsel Karla Gilbride noted that “This data collection is an important tool for ensuring compliance with Title VII’s prohibition on workplace discrimination …. Not only did Congress authorize the EEOC to collect this data, Congress also authorized the agency to go to court to obtain compliance when employers ignore their obligation to provide the required information.”
While EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows added, “For nearly six decades, the Commission has required private employers with 100 or more employees to submit workforce demographic data to the EEOC …. The data help the agency focus its resources, identify potential discrimination, and refine its investigations. As we commemorate this year’s 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the EEOC remains committed to using all our tools to remedy discrimination and fulfill the promise of equal opportunity in our nation’s civil rights laws.”
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