Many of the orders that Trump rescinded bolster the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 – which prohibits workplace discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion age, disability and marital or family status.
The act was a law passed by Congress and signed by former president Richard Nixon in 1972 that intended to expand protections against employment discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Trump cannot revoke the Equal Employment Opportunity Act because it is a law passed by Congress.
Here’s what to know For decades, presidents have issued executive orders expanding and strengthening diversity programs within the federal workforce – Trump revoked a batch on Tuesday.
Did Trump revoke the Equal Employment Opportunity Act?
