Trump proposal to end employer race, gender reporting advances

By: Nada Hassanein

Outlets: Stateline

Published: July 21, 2026

Words: 549

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 2 days ago

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A federal commission voted Tuesday in favor of a Trump administration proposal to rescind requirements that larger employers report the demographics of their workers — information that’s used to help enforce racial and gender antidiscrimination laws.

Most employers with 100 or more workers have been required to submit data annually on staff sex, race and ethnicity since 1966 to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Earlier this summer, the administration submitted a proposed rule that …

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