19+ hour, 30+ min ago   (1506+ words) This story was originally reported by Amanda Becker of The 19th. Meet Amanda and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. How many women does your employer have in management positions compared to industry peers? Are a retail…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (423+ words) Published 10:53 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Oregon’s employment rights agency is joining a coalition of states in opposing the federal government’s move to rescind a 60-year-old rule used to inform antidiscrimination practices in the workplace. Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries — alongside…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (952+ words) Enforcing civil rights without these reports will be difficult for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, pushing US agency closer to Trump’s agenda, experts warn The US civil rights agency mandated to protect equal rights for workers is set to stop…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (346+ words) A group of eight state and local civil rights agencies is urging the federal government to preserve longstanding workforce demographic reporting requirements, arguing that eliminating the data could make it harder to identify and investigate employment discrimination. Agencies from Illinois,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (440+ words) For Immediate Release – August 31, 2026 Illinois Joins States to Urge EEOC to Preserve Workforce Demographic Reporting Eight civil rights agencies warn eliminating longstanding EEO data collection could weaken enforcement, reduce transparency, and create new burdens for employers CHICAGO —The Illinois Department…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (212+ words) August 26, 2026 - Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, Speaker Emerita Pelosi joined 123 Members of Congress and Senators in a letter urging the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to reverse its proposed rule that would end the Equal Employment Opportunity reporting requirements to collect demographic…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (196+ words) The EEOC’s proposal would directly undermine its regulatory power. The proposal would undermine the Commission's ability to enforce Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that makes it illegal for employers to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (167+ words) The EEOC’s proposal would directly undermine its regulatory power. The proposal would undermine the Commission's ability to enforce Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that makes it illegal for employers to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (103+ words) Bloomberg Law News Democrats have been powerless to stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Education Department as many of their Republican colleagues looked on or aided the effort. They’ve failed to block Education Secretary Linda McMahon from transferring key…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (333+ words) Remember the song from South Pacific, “You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught?” The lyrics say you’ve got to be taught to hate and fear. How have some people in the U.S. learned to hate and…...