Trump EO seeks to undo federal consent orders against businesses over lending, hiring bias
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Adrianne Appel2025-05-13T14:33:00
Businesses under consent decrees for violating federal anti-discrimination laws, including fairness in lending and hiring laws, may be off the hook under a sweeping executive order (EO) issued by President Donald Trump last month. The EO, aimed at furthering his agenda of dismantling protections against discrimination, says all agencies “shall evaluate” existing agreements by the end of July.
The sprawling order, “Restoring equality of opportunity and meritocracy,” issued April 23, could bring pending investigations to a halt as well.
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