EEOC Sues 15 Employers for Failing to File Race, Gender Data (3)

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued more than a dozen employers for not submitting mandatory reports that include the racial and gender makeups of their workforces.

The companies, which range from retailers to construction and manufacturing businesses, failed to file EEO-1 reports in 2021 and 2022, the civil rights agency alleged in 15 lawsuits filed in federal district courts across the nation.

“The EEOC is definitely pursuing a more aggressive litigation strategy and this is just a piece of it,” said Mike Eastman, a management-side attorney at NT Lakis LLP who’s not involved in the lawsuits. “I’m aware that ...