The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Justice released guidelines on Wednesday informing the public of how diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, initiatives can lead to unlawful discrimination in the workplace.

Over the past half century, efforts to correct past racial injustices in hiring have been folded into human resources departments in companies nationwide. Since the George Floyd riots of 2020, whole departments arose focused solely on DEI, with roles increasing 55% that summer, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.

To help employers and employees determine the difference between protections granted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and those actions that may be unlawful, the agencies have offered official guidance.

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