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EEOC Chair Urges Trump to End EEO-1, Repeal Race Rule

6/1/2026

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Story summary
  • EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas proposed to President Donald Trump to end the EEO-1 survey and repeal the 1979 race-focused rule.
  • Lucas warned that using EEO-1 data for race- or gender-based hiring decisions violates Title VII.
  • EEOC investigators used EEO-1 data to expose discrimination at Bass Pro Shops, leading to a $10.5 million 2017 settlement.
  • Supreme Court rulings in Weber (1987) and Johnson permit gender-focused remediation that does not unduly burden white workers.