Labor Department revokes Johnson-era Executive Order 11246 protecting 36 million workers

Changes affect 36 million workers and remove protections that recovered $260 million for discrimination victims over 10 years

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement disappears through budget cuts and investigator layoffs

Sexual harassment, racial discrimination, and disability violations go unpunished without federal investigation

Corporate discrimination increases when employers know federal civil rights laws lack enforcement mechanisms

State civil rights agencies cannot replace federal constitutional protections for interstate commerce workers

Title VII and Americans with Disabilities Act become meaningless without federal enforcement funding