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EEOC advances plan to end 60-year workforce demographic data collection

EEOC advances plan to end 60-year workforce demographic data collection
  • The EEOC has proposed ending its EEO-1 demographic data collection, a 60-year-old reporting requirement that companies use to disclose workforce composition by race, ethnicity, sex, and job title.
  • The agency's majority-Republican commission is expected to vote on the proposal this fall; Commissioner Andrea Lucas has defended the change as protecting against discrimination against white workers.
  • The agency receives nearly 90,000 discrimination complaints each year and has used EEO-1 data to identify patterns of bias in hiring and promotion, according to former staff and civil rights advocates.
  • In a May 2026 settlement, the EEOC used EEO-1 data to show that Central Transport had passed over qualified female applicants for more than 10 years across 25 locations; the company agreed to pay $5.5 million and reform its hiring process.
 2026-09-02 · 3 MIN READ

Retailers cut product choices as tariffs and supply costs rise

Illustration accompanying article: Retailers cut product choices as tariffs and supply costs rise
  • Under Armour has cut more than 25% of its products over the past two years, shifting investment to its bestselling items.
  • Helen of Troy has trimmed its product selection to reduce the impact of higher U.S. tariffs.
  • BSI said about a quarter of surveyed U.S. companies plan to reduce their product range over the next six months.
  • Yedi Houseware pared orders of some products and increased focus on others after tariffs on Chinese imports fluctuated.
 2026-09-01 · 3 MIN READ
Congress weighs bipartisan Social Security fixes ahead of 2032 deadline