House Votes to Repeal Trump-Era EEOC Conciliation Rule (1)

The House voted in favor of repealing a Trump-era EEOC rule governing conciliation, an alternative process to litigation for resolving workplace discrimination allegations, clearing it for President Joe Biden’s signature.

The 219-210 vote Thursday will allow Biden to roll back the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s conciliation rule by way of the Congressional Review Act. It was approved by the Senate in May.

The EEOC implemented the rule at the end of the Trump administration, requiring the workplace civil rights agency to disclose more information to an employer about how it came to the determination that the business ...