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Trump signed Executive Order 14281 on April 23, 2025, announcing his policy "to eliminate the use of disparate impact liability in all contexts to the maximum degree possible."The order targets workplace discrimination rules that helped millions of workers prove bias without showing intent.
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Why This Matters
Your Job Rights:
Companies can now defend hiring practices that systematically exclude women or minorities by claiming they didn't mean to discriminate—even when the numbers prove otherwise.
Legal Protection:
Disparate impact liability under Title VII remains a real risk for all employers, but federal enforcement just got much weaker, leaving workers to navigate state laws and private lawsuits.
Constitutional Power:
The EEOC under Trump isn't changing its emphasis on pattern or practice claims, with Acting Chair Andrea Lucas requesting data from 20 major law firmsto investigate DEI programs.
Democracy Check:
Executive orders can't override Congress-passed civil rights laws, but they shape how vigorously agencies enforce protections that took decades to establish.
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What executive order number did Trump sign to eliminate disparate impact liability?
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Disparate impact theory differs from disparate treatment by focusing on what?
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How many law firms did EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas request data from to investigate potential DEI violations?
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Beyond Title VII, disparate impact liability also applies under which federal law?
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Which type of legal claim can workers still file despite Trump's executive order on disparate impact?
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Trump's Executive Order 14281 aims to eliminate disparate impact liability to what degree?
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What can a plaintiff prove to win a disparate impact case even after an employer shows business necessity?
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What year did Congress codify disparate impact liability in amendments to Title VII?
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Name the EEOC Acting Chair who requested employment data from major law firms.
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What is the full title of Trump's Executive Order 14281?
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Trump's executive order completely eliminates Title VII protections against workplace discrimination.
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Executive Order 14281 changes the EEOC's emphasis away from pattern or practice claims.
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