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n April 23, President Trump issued a new executive order that targets Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in a move that experts warn could weaken discrimination protections for workers.T
he order took aim at disparate-impact liability rules at government agencies and any organization that receives federal funding and appears to be the administration’s latest effort to counter diversity, equity, and inclusion policies across the government, as well as with private employe
rs.It directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to stop enforcing all laws and regulations that include disparate-impact liability,