USDOJ Pursues Last-Minute Attempt to Kill “Adverse Impact” Discrimination Claims Against Federal Grant Recipients
By EsqSocial Corporation 11/01/21
On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) for review a Final Rule amending DOJ’s regulations administering Title VI (Title 6) of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The Final Rule would eliminate prosecution of “disparate impact” discrimination claims against recipients of “federal financial assistance” (otherwise colloquially known as “grants”)....
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