Highlights
Impacted Employers:Private-sector employers that conduct business in Colorado, employ 100 or more workers, and, as of March 1, 2026, are required to submit EEO-1 data to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Effective Date:The additional reporting requirement takes effect on July 1, 2027
Summary:Colorado has enacted a law that requires covered employers to include demographic workforce data collected through the federal Employer Information Report (EEO-1 report) in the periodic reports submitted to the Colorado Secretary of State.
Next Steps:Covered employers should adjust procedures to ensure compliance with the new requirement. More detailed next steps can be found below.
The Details
Under existing law, Colorado requires limited liability companies, corporations, nonprofits, and other reporting entities to submit periodic reports to the Colorado Secretary of State identifying the entity’s name and the jurisdiction under the law of which the entity is formed.
Beginning July 1, 2027, private-sector reporting entities must also include EEO-1 data in those periodic reports submitted to the Colorado Secretary of State if they:
· Conduct business in Colorado;
· Employ 100 or more workers; and
· As of March 1, 2026, are required to submit EEO-1 data to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Colorado’s requirement continues even if the federal government repeals or discontinues the federal EEO-1 filing requirement.
Through the federal EEO-1 process, employers report demographic workforce data by categorizing employees by race, ethnicity, gender, and job category.
In periodic reports to the Colorado Secretary of State, covered employers must include the same type of demographic workforce data collected through the federal EEO-1, using the form as it existed on March 1, 2026.
Next Steps
· Determine whether you are covered by the law.
· Identify which legal entities in your organization are subject to Colorado periodic reporting.
· Confirm your compliance start date and filing calendar.
· Map internal ownership of the filing.
Verify you can produce the required demographic data set.