# Commissioner: Proposed federal rule change continues dismantling of civil rights enforcement

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Podcast: [Minnesota Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-now-4397657)
Published: 2026-09-01T18:02:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/09/01/commissioner-proposed-federal-rule-change-continues-dismantling-of-civil-rights-enforcement
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## Resource

A decades-long effort to collect demographic workplace data may be coming to an end. In July, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission put forth a proposal to end federal workplace reporting requirements that have been in place since 1966. The current system tracks demographics like race, ethnicity and sex in an effort to prevent employment discrimination. Last week, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights along with several other civil rights agencies filed a joint comment opposing the end of the tracking. “Eliminating Equal Employment Opportunity reporting represents yet another significant step in dismantling our nation’s civil rights enforcement framework,” said Minnesota Department of Human Rights Commissioner Rebecca Lucero. Commissioner Lucero joined Minnesota Now host Nina Moini to talk more about the concerns she has around this proposal.

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