Massachusetts EEO-1 Reporting Deadline February 2, 2026


Which Employers Must Report?

Private employers, with at least 100 employees in Massachusetts, that are required to file federal EEO-1 Reports, must submit to the state copies of its EEO-1 Reports covering all Massachusetts locations.

The Confusion Regarding "Wage Data Reports"

There continues to be understandable confusion about the law’s reporting requirements. The law requires covered Massachusetts employers to submit a “wage data report” to the state annually. The definition of “wage data report” includes EEO-1 Reports for private employers and separately EEO-4 Reports for state and local governments.


While EEO-1 Reports do not currently include pay data, EEO-4 Reports do require pay data

reporting.


The EEOC formerly collected pay data as part of EEO-1 Reporting for calendar years 2017 and 2018, but that collection was discontinued and we do not expect it to return during the Trump administration.


If the EEO-1 reporting requirements are revised in the future to include pay data reporting, only then will private employers in Massachusetts be required to include pay data reporting in its submissions to the state.

Key Employer Takeaways

The law requires private employers subject to the law to submit their Massachusetts EEO-1

Reports to the Portal by February 2, 2026.


Despite the law’s language describing the reporting requirement as a “wage data report”, there is no requirement for private employers to submit wage data.


Multi-state employers are only required to submit EEO-1 Reports for Massachusetts locations.


If you have questions or want assistance filing your EEO-1 Reports with Massachusetts,

simply reply to this email or contact the Silberman Law legal professional with whom you work.

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