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EEOC rescinds affirmative action guidelines

Right in time for America’s 250th birthday, the agency rescinded its interpretation, saying the guidelines ran afoul of Title VII.

EEOC Scraps Affirmative Action Guidance, Raising Litigation Risk for Employers, Lawyers Say

Any employers that want to have an affirmative action plan are "going to have to be very careful," said Clark Hill member ...
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EEOC Rescinds Affirmative Action Guidelines: What the Commission’s Vote Means for Employers with Voluntary Affirmative Action Plans

On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced it had rescinded two longstanding policy documents ...

DOJ finds EEOC guidelines on workplace discrimination unconstitutional

The Justice Department on Tuesday found the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) hiring guidelines unconstitutional, finding they pressure employers to take race into consideration. The ...
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EEOC Rescinds Prior Affirmative Action Guidance

The EEOC announced on June 24 that it would hold a meeting on July 1 at its Washington, D.C. headquarters to discuss three agenda items, two of ...
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Navigating the new EEOC guidance

The legal landscape around harassment and discrimination in the workplace has evolved significantly in recent years. Given these changes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued ...