EEOC Moves to End 1966-Era Anti-Discrimination Workforce Data Collection Under Trump
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Updated · NPR · May 20
EEOC Moves to End 1966-Era Anti-Discrimination Workforce Data Collection Under Trump
13 articles · Updated · NPR · May 20
The EEOC is seeking to halt a long-running requirement that employers submit workforce demographic data used to detect and fight job discrimination.
Since 1966, companies have been required to provide the federal government with employee demographic information, making the move a sharp break from decades of enforcement practice.
The proposed change comes under the Trump administration and could strip regulators of a key dataset used to monitor hiring and workplace patterns.
If adopted, the shift would weaken a longstanding federal tool for identifying potential discrimination across employers and industries.
How can federal agencies prove systemic discrimination without their primary data-gathering tool?
Will businesses abandon diversity metrics if the government no longer requires them?
As federal data collection may end, why are states and nations demanding more transparency?