Rescission of Nondiscrimination and Equal-Opportunity Provisions of the Workforce Investment Act
Summary
The Department of Labor is removing protections that prevented discrimination and ensured equal opportunities for workers in federally-funded job training programs. This means that job training programs receiving federal money will no longer be required to follow specific rules against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age.
Key Points
- 1Job training programs that receive federal funding will no longer have to follow federal nondiscrimination rules under the Workforce Investment Act
- 2Workers in these programs lose explicit federal protections against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age
- 3This primarily affects people seeking job training and workforce development services through federally-funded programs
- 4Some other discrimination protections may still apply under separate laws, but this removes a specific layer of safeguards
- 5States and local programs will have more flexibility in how they operate their job training services without these federal requirements
Impact Assessment
If you are a worker or job training participant, this means you may no longer have federal legal protections against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age in programs that receive federal funding.
National
None
Key Dates
August 28, 2025
Regulatory Connections
Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers under Service Contracts; Rescission of Regulations
Obsolete Grant and Contract Regulations
Rescinding Unnecessary Notice and Comment Procedures
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2025
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