EEOC Move to End Race-Conscious Hiring Could Expand White Men's Discrimination Suits

Trump-appointed EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas proposed rescinding the 1972 'Affirmative Action Appropriate Under Title VII' rule, which narrows when race can be used to address past discrimination. The change would make it easier for white men to sue over workplace bias and reflects Lucas's broader effort to portray DEI as illegal race-based discrimination, drawing criticism from former commissioners and activists who say it undermines protections for people of color and women; the move comes as the EEOC has shifted enforcement priorities away from its previous DEI-friendly plan.