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Your Monthly
Newsletter from Integrated Benefit Solutions
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April 2019
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Deadline Extended for EEO-1 Filing from March to May
31, 2019
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 The
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has extended the
deadline for employers to submit EEO-1 Reports for 2018. The
reports are now due by May 31, 2019.
What is the
EEO-1 Report?
The EEO-1 Report is a federally mandated survey that collects
workforce data from employers. The data is categorized by race,
ethnicity, sex and job category. The EEOC uses this information to
enforce federal prohibitions against employment discrimination
and discriminatory pay practices.
The EEO-1 Report is an annual survey required under Title VII of
the federal Civil Rights Act (Title VII). Under the law,
employers with 100 or more employees and certain federal
contractors must use the EEO-1 Online Filing
System to submit employment data by March 31 every
year. The EEOC extended the 2019 deadline because the federal
government shutdown delayed the online system’s opening for 2018
reports. The EEOC expects the system to become available for 2018
submissions in early March 2019.
What’s Next?
Employers should monitor the EEO-1 website
for more information about EEO-1 filing requirements and about
when the filing system will be open for 2018 Reports. In the
meantime, employers filing EEO-1 Reports for the first time should
register to
receive a company login, password and further instructions from
the EEOC.
If the preparation or filing of an EEO-1 Report would create
undue hardship, an employer may send a written request for an
exemption or for special reporting procedures to the EEOC.
Employers may also obtain a one-time, 30-day extension of the
EEO-1 filing deadline by emailing a
request to the EEOC.
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When it Comes to Employee Engagement, Communication
is Key
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 According
to a Gallup poll, 70 percent of U.S. workers aren’t engaged at
work. This statistic should alarm employers across the country,
as low engagement means employees are not committed to their own
success in the workplace, let alone the organization’s.
Investing in employee engagement might seem unjustifiable for a
business that is focused solely on profits, as it might not
recognize the benefits of engaged employees. One simple and
cost-effective way that you can improve employee engagement at
your organization is by improving and expanding your
communications strategies.
Typical benefits and workplace communications can be bland and
difficult to understand, but they don’t have to be. The key
messages for each topic in an effective communications plan
should be simple, relatable and actionable—and presented in a
variety of content formats that you can use to communicate
through multiple channels.
By implementing a multichannel communication strategy, where you
use posters, emails, flyers and videos to communicate company and
benefits information, your message will reach more employees.
This will help employees feel more informed about your company,
which, in turn, will improve their workplace engagement.
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BLS Data on Worker Access to Family Leave in 2018
Now Available
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 The
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released a The
Economics Daily (TED) report on civilian access to paid and
unpaid family leave in 2018. These statistics provide insight
into family leave benefits trends across the country. For this
report, family leave included leave to care for family members,
maternity and paternity leave.
Paid Family
Leave Access
In March 2018, 16 percent of workers in the private sector and 17
percent of civilian workers had access to paid family leave. In
the public sector, 25 percent of state and local government
workers had access to this type of leave. Leave access varied by
the size of the employer.
Unpaid
Family Leave Access
In March 2018, 89 percent of civilian workers and 88 percent of
private sector employees had access to unpaid family leave.
Ninety-four percent of state and local government workers had
access to this type of leave. As with paid family leave, access
to leave varied by employer size.
For access to the BLS data, click here.
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How to Conduct a Job Interview
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The
most important tasks in conducting a job interview are preparing
questions and evaluating candidate answers. However, there
are other key items you can attend to that will ensure a
successful job interview. Learn the action steps you need to know
by watching the video below.
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