Regulatory Transactions

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (the “Chamber”), along with several business associations, has requested that the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) rescind its prior approval of the EEOC’s revised EEO-1 Report requiring disclosure of pay data information by gender, race, and occupational category due to the cost and time associated with compliance. The Chamber’s request was backed by the Society for Human Resource Management, National Restaurant Association, National Retail Federation, National Automobile Dealers Association, and others.

In a letter addressed to OMB, the group argued that the EEOC had not satisfied its burden under Section 3517 of the Paperwork Reduction Act (“PRA”). Section 3517 requires that when the federal government seeks to collect information from the public, the relevant agency should 1) minimize the burden imposed on those required to comply with government requests; 2) maximize the utility of the information sought; and 3) ensure that the information provided is subject to appropriate confidentiality and privacy protections.