For 60 years, the EEO-1 report has been a fixture of HR compliance, so much so that most of us have never known a workplace without it. Now the EEOC has proposed rescinding the EEO-1 (along with the EEO-2 through EEO-6 reports), and while nothing is final yet, the proposal is widely expected to move forward. That leaves HR leaders facing a pivotal question: if the federal report goes away, what happens to the workforce demographic data behind it? This session cuts through the uncertainty. We'll unpack what a rescission would actually change, and, just as importantly, what it wouldn't. Attendees will learn the pros and cons of collecting and analyzing workforce data, from recordkeeping obligations under Title VII to a growing patchwork of state and local pay-data and reporting laws that still speak in "EEO-1 terms." We'll also explore the practical benefits employers could gain and the real risk of confusion if a 60-year-old federal standard goes away without clear guidance to replace it.