EEO-1 Report changes

It's pretty sad that this survey is still needed today. There hadn't been any changes made to it since 1966!!! I will say I'm happy to see that the "Two or more races" category has finally been added. Just imagine how many people fall into that category now a days! The last change cracks me up - thank goodness the government "strongly endorses self-identification". ~lol~

I found this info here...

The EEO-1 Report – formally known as the "Employer Information Report" – is a government form requiring many employers to provide a count of their employees by job category and then by ethnicity, race and gender. The EEO-1 report is submitted to both the EEOC and the Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).

A number of changes are being made to the race and ethnic categories. The revised EEO-1 report:

*adds a new category titled "Two or more races"
*divides "Asian or Pacific Islander" into two separate categories: "Asian" and "Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander"
*renames "Black" as "Black or African American"
*renames "Hispanic" as "Hispanic or Latino"
*strongly endorses self-identification of race and ethnic categories, as opposed to visual identification by employers