The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have proposed to move the deadline for employers to submit the EEO-1 survey from September 2017 to March 2018, as part of a new proposal to collect pay data via the Employer Information Report (EEO-1).

As per the EEOC’s announcement, employers will have until August 15, 2016 to submit any written comments on the revised proposal, which should simplify reporting.  The change will allow employers to use existing W-2 pay reports, which are calculated based on calendar year.

On January 29, an EEOC announcement revealed the agency was proposing to use the EEO-1 survey in order to collect summary pay data from employers with 100+ employees, including federal contractors.  The due date switch came about as a result of comments the agency received after the announcement.

The EEOC and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs want to collect pay data to help in the fight against pay discrimination.  Currently the EEO-1 survey requires employers to provide demographic data, but the revision would require employers to report on other things like hours worked and pay ranges.