# 2024-31751: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Under Title VII, the ADA, GINA, and the PWFA

2024-31751, Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Under Title VII, the ADA, GINA, and the PWFA, is a Federal Register rule from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-10, effective 2025-01-10 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-31751
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2024-31751
- Title: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Under Title VII, the ADA, GINA, and the PWFA
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: unknown
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-10
- Effective: 2025-01-10
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## Summary

Starting January 10, 2025, the EEOC is updating how employers handle recordkeeping and reporting under key civil rights laws like Title VII and the ADA. Now, the Chief Data Officer will decide on hardship exemption requests using clear steps and criteria, making the process smoother. This change affects all employers who submit Equal Employment Opportunity reports and aims to save time without adding extra costs.

## Abstract

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC" or "Commission") is issuing a final rule amending its regulations regarding recordkeeping and reporting requirements to delegate authority for making determinations on hardship exemption applications, to set forth the procedure for applying for exemptions, and to provide a non-exhaustive list of criteria for considering exemption applications.

## Effects PRIA read

- Unified Exemption Process; CDO Decides: benefit, low. Starting January 10, 2025, the EEOC replaces multiple, separate undue-hardship rules with one new subpart that applies to all EEO reports. The rule delegates to the Commission's Chief Data Officer (CDO) (or the CDO's designee) the authority to decide exemption applications and requires the CDO to i…
- Keep Preparing Data While Exemption Pending: cost, low. If you apply for an exemption, you must keep collecting and preparing the required EEO report data while the exemption request is pending. The rule explicitly requires filers to continue data collection in case the exemption is denied.
- Denial Gives 30+ Day Filing Deadline; Right to Sue: benefit, low. If the CDO denies an exemption, the CDO must notify the filer in writing and set a deadline of at least 30 calendar days after the denial to file the report. The notice must also inform the filer they may bring a civil action in U.S. District Court under 42 U.S.C. 2000e-8(c).
- No New Paperwork; Limited Small-Entity Impact: benefit, low. The EEOC states this final rule imposes no new information-collection requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act and "will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities" under the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The rule is described as clarifying the exemption re…

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## Sources
- [2024-31751 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/10/2024-31751/recordkeeping-and-reporting-requirements-under-title-vii-the-ada-gina-and-the-pwfa)
- [2024-31751 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-10/pdf/2024-31751.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-31751 (as of 2026-06-11).