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resident Trump’s latest executive order could change how the federal government handles workplace discrimination — but not in the way you might
think. Before you assume that disparate impact claims are gone for good, let’s unpack what the order does (and doe
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’t) do. TL;DR: President Trump signed an executive order on April 23, 2025, aimed at eliminating the use of “disparate impact” analysis in federal civil rights enforcement, declaring it incompatible with the principles of equality of opportunity and merit-based decision-making. While the order binds federal agencies like the EEOC, it doesn’t change Title VII itself. That means individuals can