Rescission of Guidelines on Affirmative Action Appropriate Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as Amended

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has formally rescinded its four-decade-old affirmative action guidelines. According to the Federal Register, the EEOC concluded that the nineteen seventy-nine regulations no longer align with current statutory language or Supreme Court precedent. The rescission reflects significant legal developments in employment discrimination law over the past forty years.

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