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US agency proposes scrapping 60-year-old diversity reporting rule

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is proposing to eliminate a 60-year-old rule requiring private sector employers to submit annual workforce demographic reports. The Republican majority on the commission voted 2-1 to rescind the EEO-1 reporting requirement, arguing it could inadvertently encourage discrimination and promote racial stereotyping. Civil rights organizations and Democratic commissioners contend that this data is crucial for identifying patterns of discrimination and tracking progress for women and minorities since the Civil Rights Act of 1964. AI

RANK_REASON The proposed regulatory change by a federal agency impacts long-standing reporting requirements related to civil rights and workforce diversity. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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    Federal civil rights agency votes to scrap 60-year-old workforce diversity reporting rule

    The move strips public visibility into gender and racial makeup at large U.S. companies by getting rid of a data tool used since 1966.

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