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.
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EEOC Votes to Rescind Affirmative Action Interpretive Guidelines and Related Compliance Manual (EEOC Press Release)
EEOC Proposes to Rescind Employer Voluntary Affirmative Action Plan Guidance (Jackson Lewis Insight)
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted on June 30 to rescind its approximately 40-year-old interpretive guidance, Affirmative Action Appropriate Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended. It simultaneously rescinded the related EEOC Compliance Manual Section 607 on affirmative action. The action follows… Read the complete article here...
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