THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE
Division of Behavioral and Social Science and Education
Committee on National Statistics
Panel to Evaluate the Quality of Compensation Data Collected from U.S. Employers by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Through the EEO-1 Form
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Congressional Briefing
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 – 10:00 a.m.
via Zoom
on
Evaluation of Compensation Data Collected Through the EEO-1 Form
This new report, from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, examines the quality of pay data collected using the EEO-1 form and provides recommendations for future data collection efforts. The report finds that there is value in the expanded EEO-1 data, which are unique among federal surveys by providing employee pay, occupation, and demographic data at the employer level. Nonetheless, both short-term and longer-term improvements are recommended to address significant concerns in employer coverage, conceptual definitions, data measurement, and collection protocols. If implemented, these recommendations could improve the breadth and strength of EEOC data for addressing pay equity, potentially reduce employer burden, and better support employer self-assessment.
This briefing was for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on July 28, 2022 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.