January 23, 2025
Labor Department revokes Johnson-era Executive Order 11246 protecting 36 million workers
Trump revokes 1965 order protecting 36 million workers from discrimination
📋Public Policy📜Constitutional Law✊Civil Rights
Trump revoked Executive Order 11246 from 1965, eliminating anti-discrimination requirements for federal contractors
Changes affect 36 million workers and remove protections that recovered $260 million for discrimination victims over 10 years
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement disappears through budget cuts and investigator layoffs
Sexual harassment, racial discrimination, and disability violations go unpunished without federal investigation
Corporate discrimination increases when employers know federal civil rights laws lack enforcement mechanisms
State civil rights agencies cannot replace federal constitutional protections for interstate commerce workers
Title VII and Americans with Disabilities Act become meaningless without federal enforcement funding
📋Public Policy📜Constitutional Law✊Civil Rights
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How many American workers are affected by the removal of federal contractor discrimination protections?
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How many American workers does the EEOC's weakened enforcement affect?
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Which president signed Executive Order 11246 that Trump revoked?
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What happened to the federal government's recognition of gender categories under Trump?
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How many years did Executive Order 11246 protect workers before Trump revoked it?
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