Andrea Lucas, the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a letter to Fortune 500 companies on Feb. 26, reminding them that they are required to comply with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The letter is the latest warning to companies that DEI programs may not be used to discriminate against people based on race, gender, or other protected characteristics, and calls back to similar memos issued in 2025.
Lucas encouraged
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