EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION ISSUES RULE: RESCISSION OF GUIDELINES ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION APPROPRIATE UNDER TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued a rule called: Rescission of Guidelines on Affirmative Action Appropriate Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as Amended.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on July 6 by Andrea R. Lucas, Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Summary: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC" or "Commission") is rescinding its regulations regarding Affirmative Action Appropriate Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Guidelines"), and removing it from the Code of Federal Regulations. The Commission is rescinding the Guidelines and removing them from the Code of Federal Regulations because the Guidelines are inconsistent with the ...