On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2–1 to rescind its Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace — a comprehensive document finalized in 2024 that had served as the agency’s principal roadmap for identifying, preventing and responding to harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas (R) and Commissioner Brittany Panuccio (R) voted in favor of rescission, while Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal (D) dissented. The 2024 Guidance was removed from the EEOC’s website shortly after the vote became effective.
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