{"id":375,"date":"2026-06-10T10:13:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T10:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=375"},"modified":"2026-06-10T10:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T10:13:30","slug":"doj-declares-eeocs-racial-hiring-guidelines-unconstitutional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=375","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Declares EEOC\u2019s Racial Hiring Guidelines Unconstitutional"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Justice Department concluded Tuesday that a key Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) interpretation of federal employment law is unconstitutional, arguing that it pressures employers to consider race when making hiring decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=374\">House Sends $70 Billion Immigration Enforcement Bill to Trump\u2019s Desk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The opinion, issued by the Justice Department\u2019s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) and challenges the concept of disparate-impact liability under Title VII, which allows employers to face legal consequences when neutral employment policies disproportionately affect groups protected by race, sex or other classifications.<\/p>\n<p>While the opinion does not carry the force of a court ruling, it could significantly influence how federal agencies approach workplace discrimination cases and may make it more difficult for employees to bring certain claims against employers.In an unusual move, the Justice Department announced the opinion jointly with the EEOC.<\/p>\n<p>T. Elliot Gaiser, assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel, argued that the current interpretation of disparate-impact liability creates pressure on employers to make race-conscious decisions in order to avoid lawsuits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fundamental problem is that disparate-impact liability tends to incent\u2014and even coerce\u2014employers to make race-based decisions to avoid liability or the threat of liability,\u201d Gaiser wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy pressuring employers to take race-based actions in the name of proactively addressing potential statistical disparities, disparate-impact liability allows the government to engage in race discrimination indirectly,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The opinion is the latest step in the Trump administration\u2019s effort to dismantle progressive diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and other policies officials claim have encouraged discrimination under the guise of promoting equality.<\/p>\n<p>Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the opinion would help restore equal treatment in hiring decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=372\">Riots Break Out in Belfast After Sudanese Migrant Charged for Attempted Beheading<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAllow businesses to hire based on performance, restoring equal opportunities in the American workplace,\u201d Blanche said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite trying to promote equality, EEOC\u2019s disparate impact liability interpretation under Title VII actually fosters the very discrimination its guidelines seek to address,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Under President Donald Trump, the EEOC has opened investigations into major companies and law firms to determine whether their hiring practices discriminated against white applicants. The agency has also rescinded harassment guidance, citing Trump\u2019s executive order recognizing only two sexes under federal policy.<\/p>\n<p>Civil rights advocates criticized the Justice Department\u2019s conclusion, suggesting that disparate-impact liability has long served as a safeguard against discrimination that may not be intentional but nonetheless produces unequal outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiscriminatory outcomes don\u2019t always result from explicit animus, which is why disparate impact liability has been a cornerstone of civil rights enforcement for decades,\u201d Stacey Young, executive director of Justice Connection, a Justice Department alumni organization, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRequiring plaintiffs to demonstrate discriminatory intent is contrary to Supreme Court law, and will lead to a sharp increase in unchecked discrimination,\u201d Young added.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=370\">Stop Destroying Civilization!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Justice Department concluded Tuesday that a key Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) interpretation of federal employment law is unconstitutional\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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