Friday, July 3, 2026Labor & Employment Law
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Affirmative Action - General
EEOC Rescinds Guidance on Permissible Affirmative Action On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that it had rescinded two documents relating to permissible affirmative action 1 under Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act: (1) its regulatory guidelines 2 on “appropriate” affirmative action under the statute; and (2) section 607 of its Compliance Manual, which addressed those guidelines and the agency’s enforcement positions with respect to permissible affir…
Affirmative Action - General
Takeaways The EEOC voted to rescind its 1979 interpretive guidance on voluntary affirmative action under Title VII and the related EEOC Compliance Manual Section 607. The EEOC said the guidance was inconsistent with the text of Title VII and subsequent Supreme Court precedent. The rescission reflects the EEOC’s continued shift away from prior agency positions on affirmative action and DEI-related employment practices. Links EEOC Votes to Rescind Affirmative Action Interpretive Guidelines and Re…
Title VII - General
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) guidelines regarding disparate impact liability under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are inconsistent with the statute and raise serious constitutional concerns, the U.S. Department of Justice said in an opinion letter issued on June 9, 2026.
Federal Gov't - EEOC
In this installment of our Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2026 podcast series, shareholders Jim Paul (St. Louis/Tampa), Aimee Parsons (Portland (ME)), and Carolyn Russell (Houston) break down the EEOC’s shifting enforcement priorities under Chair Andrea Lucas, including the rescission of the 2024 harassment guidance and the agency’s stance on unlawful DEI. The speakers also examine the […]
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In another instance of the Trump administration punishing companies for past demands that workers get vaccinated against COVID-19, Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $358,000 to resolve a dozen...
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The center's complaint alleges the teachers union didn’t specify Jews as the primary victims of the Holocaust, among other things. NEA has said it "does not tolerate antisemitism in any form."
Title VII - EEO-1
On June 18, 2026, the nonprofit organization As You Sow filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) complaint against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking to compel disclosure of Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Report data submitted by federal contractors for 2021 and 2022.
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EEOC to probe MLB over alleged discrimination in Pride Night hat controversy Washington Examiner
Title VII - EEO-1
On May 14, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) submitted a proposed rule that could eliminate the long-standing requirement that employers file EEO-1 reports.
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Stacey Bastone comments on compliance challenges a post-EEO-1 landscape could pose and why employers might want to maintain demographic data for risk management purposes in "EEOC Moves to End Collection of Demographic Data, But States May Fill the Void," published by Corporate Counsel.Subscription may be required to view article
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EEOC gets court win in challenge over its treatment of trans bias claims HR Dive
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EEOC sues TidalHealth over firing of Crisfield worker Baltimore Sun
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Justice Department moves to end EEOC's disparate-impact hiring rule MSN
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US worker rights agency nixes Biden-era enforcement plan, will focus on DEI James Paretti comments on the EEOC’s decision to scrap its 5-year workplace discrimination enforcement plan two years early and replace it with priorities mirroring President Donald Trump's agenda. Reuters View (Subscription required) mfelling@littler.com Mon, 06/15/2026 - 15:30
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EEOC, Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to the U.S. Congress EEOC Office of Inspector General (.gov)
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DOJ finds EEOC violated civil rights laws with guidelines that pressured employers to make race-based decisions CBS News
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New Lawsuit Demands EEOC Records on White Men’s Discrimination Complaints NAACP
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EEOC Announces Focus on Enforcing Trump Priorities FEDweek
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EEOC Report’s End Would Make Employers Rethink Race, Sex Data Bloomberg Law News
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EEOC reminds employers the ADA applies despite tech advances HR Dive
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EEOC's New Enforcement Plan Signals Shift in Priorities SHRM
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Judges Appear Open to Reviving EEOC Drug Use Disability Case Bloomberg Law News
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DOJ Greenlights Workplace Discrimination With New Attack on EEOC The New Republic
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EEOC Thwarts Suit Over Its Limited Transgender Bias Enforcement Bloomberg Law News
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EEOC drops requirements for agencies to report race, sex, ethnicity workforce data Federal News Network
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Property Manager Settles Kentucky EEOC Sex Harassment Lawsuit Bloomberg Law News
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Walmart to pay $230K to settle EEOC disability lawsuit AOL.com