{"id":6363,"date":"2026-07-15T22:56:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T03:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=6363"},"modified":"2026-07-15T22:56:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T03:56:45","slug":"hr-newsletter-eeoc-rescinds-guidance-on-voluntary-affirmative-action-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/15\/hr-newsletter-eeoc-rescinds-guidance-on-voluntary-affirmative-action-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter:\u00a0EEOC Rescinds Guidance on Voluntary Affirmative Action Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/March2021_EEOC.jpg\" alt=\"HR Newsletter:\u00a0EEOC Rescinds Guidance on Voluntary Affirmative Action Plans\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 29, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to rescind two guidance documents that, for more than four decades, gave private employers a framework for adopting voluntary affirmative action plans under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII): the agency\u2019s 1979 interpretive guidelines on affirmative action and the related Section 607 of its Compliance Manual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Highlights<\/strong> &#8211; The EEOC concluded that the decades-old guidance conflicted with the text of Title VII and with Supreme Court precedent holding that the statute protects every individual equally, rather than particular groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Employer Takeaway<\/strong> &#8211; This rescission fits into the current administration\u2019s broader push to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and practices it considers unlawful. 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