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Researchers, advocates rail against U.S. government’s efforts to end workforce data collection

by The Associated Press August 12, 2026

written by The Associated Press August 12, 2026

By Claire Savage And Alexandra Olson Civil rights groups and researchers at a public hearing Tuesday called on a federal agency to continue its annual collection of workplace demographic data, arguing that a proposal to end the practice will undermine efforts to fight discrimination. Twenty-two spea...

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