Trump Admin Wants to Make It Easier for White Men to Sue for Discrimination
The Trump administration is moving to rescind a 50-year-old rule that has allowed employers to take affirmative action to address discriminatory practices in the workplace. The rule, which was implemented by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has been a barrier to the agency's efforts to bring lawsuits on behalf of white men who claim they were discriminated against. The proposed rescission is part of a broader effort by the administration to characterize diversity and inclusion efforts as illegal race discrimination.
- ▪The EEOC is proposing to rescind a rule that allows employers to take affirmative action to address discriminatory practices in the workplace.
- ▪The rule has been in place for almost 50 years and has been used to allow employers to take narrow circumstances into account when addressing racial disparities.
- ▪The proposed rescission is part of a broader effort by the administration to characterize diversity and inclusion efforts as illegal race discrimination.
- ▪The EEOC has filed lawsuits on behalf of white men at companies such as the New York Times and Coca-Cola under the leadership of Chair Andrea Lucas.
- ▪The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of narrow approaches to affirmative action in cases such as Johnson v. Transportation Agency and United Steelworkers of America v. Weber.
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Trump Admin Wants to Make It Easier for White Men to Sue for Discrimination The EEOC is moving to rescind a rule that has stood in the way of its politicized attacks alleging discrimination against white men. Bryce Covert June 16 2026, 12:29 p.m. Share Copy link Share on Facebook Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Andrea Lucas, now the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, testifies during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 18, 2025. Photo: Mariam Zuhaib/AP The chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect American workers from discrimination, moved to delete the agency’s affirmative action rule that was implemented almost 50 years ago.
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