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This year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been prolific in its agenda-setting and enforcement plans regarding diversity, equity and inclusion at work.

Published July 15, 2026

U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas speaks at the Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit on May 20, 2026, in Atlanta, Ga. Lucas has been vocal about EEOC's agenda this year, arguing that the agency is "widening" the aperture of civil rights law and how it is enforced.

Rebecca Greenfield for Fortune