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Final ruleTook effect July 2, 2026

Rescinding Portions of Department of Labor Title VI Regulations

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 2, 2026. Document 2026-13371. Updated Nov. 8, 2026.

What it does

The Department of Labor ("Department") amends its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VI") to eliminate disparate-impact liability. These amendments align the Department's regulations with Title VI's original public meaning, avoid constitutional concerns, reduce compliance costs, and serve the public interest.

The Labor Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

29 CFR 31

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Labor Department has published 4 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 6 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1291-AA49 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Effective July 2, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-13371
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesLabor Department
PublishedJuly 2, 2026
Effective dateJuly 2, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1291-AA49

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register