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The Trump administration took a step Tuesday toward scrapping a 60-year-old rule that requires companies to report employee demographic data that civil rights lawyers say is critical to enforcing anti-discrimination laws.

Why it matters: It's part of an administration effort to overhaul decades of traditional civil rights enforcement — and a broader push against diversity, equity and inclusion efforts inside corporate America.