Colorado employers with 100 or more workers will soon have to disclose federal-style workforce demographic data to the state, creating a new compliance requirement and making information historically submitted confidentially to the federal government public, according to Trusiac.
The requirement comes from HB 26-1207, which Gov. Jared Polis signed into law on June 4, 2026. The law took effect Aug. 12, but employers will not have to make their first disclosure until periodic report deadlines occurring on or after July 1, 2027.
Who Must Report
The law applies to private-sector employers doing business in Colorado that:
- Employ at least 100 workers; and
- Were required to submit EEO-1 data to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as of March 1, 2026.
Employers will submit the data as part of their periodic report to the Colorado Secretary of State.
The state is specifically using the EEO-1 form as it existed on March 1, 2026 as its benchmark. That means a future change or elimination of the federal EEO-1 would not remove Colorado’s requirement.
What Workers’ Data Will Show
The required information covers workforce demographics by sex, race and ethnicity, and job category. Employees are grouped across the 10 EEO-1 job categories, including management, professional, sales, administrative support and service positions.
The reporting schedule is tied to each company’s annual periodic report. Companies can file within a window extending two months before through two months after their entity’s reporting month.
The Data Will Become Public
The biggest change for employers may be where the information ends up.
Once included in a Colorado periodic report, the EEO-1 information becomes part of the public record. Federal EEO-1 data has historically been submitted to the EEOC rather than published as part of a company’s public state filing.
That could allow employees, job candidates, advocacy organizations and competitors to examine workforce demographics that were previously less accessible.
Employers also face existing consequences for failing to submit their periodic reports. Missing the filing window can result in a late fee, followed by delinquent status if the report remains unfiled for 60 days. Delinquency can affect an organization’s good standing, its ability to pursue certain debt-collection proceedings in Colorado courts and, eventually, its corporate existence.
For employers covered by the law, EEO-1 reporting will therefore become part of an annual state compliance obligation, with the March 1, 2026 EEO-1 framework serving as the standard for the data they must maintain.
