Comment from Seth Usifo Nwosu Incorporated EEOC-2026-0034

Re: Removal of Reporting Requirements (EEO-1 Data Collection) I respectfully submit this comment in opposition to the proposed elimination of the EEO-1 reporting requirement. Congress created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission through the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to enforce federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. For nearly six decades, the EEO-1 has served as one of the agency’s foundational tools for identifying potential patterns of systemic discrimination across industries and occupations. While demographic data alone does not establish unlawful discrimination, it provides an important starting point for identifying trends that may warrant further investigation. The EEO-1 does not collect personally identifiable information about individual employees. Rather, it provides standardized, aggregate workforce data that allows the EEOC, researchers, policymakers, employers, and the public to evaluate whether equal employment opportunity is improving over time. Eliminating this longstanding reporting requirement would reduce transparency and make it more difficult to identify systemic disparities that may otherwise go unnoticed. The EEOC has historically relied on EEO-1 data to prioritize investigations, identify industries where barriers to equal employment may exist, and publish reports that inform employers and the public about workforce trends. Removing this data collection requirement would significantly diminish the agency’s ability to carry out these functions in a consistent and evidence-based manner. As a healthcare professional and Legal Nurse Consultant, I understand the importance of reliable data in identifying patterns, evaluating outcomes, and informing effective interventions. We would not eliminate public health surveillance because disease rates improve, nor should we eliminate workforce data that helps identify potential civil rights concerns. Effective enforcement depends on objective information, not assumptions. While reducing unnecessary administrative burden is an appropriate goal, that objective should be pursued through modernization or streamlining of the reporting process rather than eliminating a dataset that has informed federal civil rights enforcement since 1966. I respectfully urge the Commission to retain the EEO-1 reporting requirement or, at a minimum, modernize the reporting framework while preserving the collection of standardized demographic data necessary to fulfill the EEOC’s statutory mission of enforcing federal employment discrimination laws. Thank you for the opportunity to submit this comment.