US transportation agency rescinds 'disparate impact' civil rights regulation

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Transportation Department said Wednesday it is rescinding part of its long-standing civil rights regulations that prohibit conduct that has an unintentional disparate impact.

On Tuesday, the Justice Department said theEqual Employment Opportunity Commission's legal guidance todeter "disparate impacts" on protected groups of workers iswrong because it focuses solely on outcomes with no regard foran employer's intent. In April 2025, President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies not to enforce laws that prohibit policies and practices with discriminatory impacts that are often unintended.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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This story was originally published June 10, 2026 at 9:28 AM.