EEOC Seeks Three More Years of the Same Paperwork
Published Date: 10/27/2026
Notice
Summary
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) wants to keep collecting the same info for three more years without changing anything. This affects businesses and individuals who provide info to the EEOC, and they’re asking for public feedback by December 28, 2026. No new costs or changes are planned—just a smooth extension to keep things running.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
ADEA Waiver Disclosure Requirements
If you are an employer with 20 or more employees who offers exit incentives or other employment termination programs and asks employees to sign ADEA waivers, you must give each eligible employee written information about the program. That writing must state the class, unit, or group covered; any eligibility factors; any time limits; the job titles and ages of all individuals eligible or selected; and the ages of all individuals in the same job classification or organizational unit who are not eligible or selected. These disclosures are provided to employees (not sent to the EEOC).
Estimated Employer Time and Cost
The EEOC estimates 4,944 employers will respond annually, with a total annual burden of 80,043 hours and a total burden cost of $4,661,394.53. That works out to about 16.19 hours and $942.84 in burden costs per responding employer.
Three-Year Extension Without Change
The EEOC intends to submit to OMB a request for a three-year extension without change of OMB Control Number 3046-0042 for the ADEA waiver disclosure collection. Written public comments on this notice must be submitted on or before December 28, 2026.
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