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Committee advances emergency change to Tennesseeequal-employment-plan definition after federal executive order
Summary
The joint Government Operations Committee voted to advance an emergency rule from the Department of Human Resources updating Tennessee
The joint Government Operations Committee voted to give a positive recommendation to an emergency rule by the Tennessee Department of Human Resources (DOHR) that revises the agencydefinition of an equal employment opportunity (EEO) plan.
The department said the change responds to a January 21, 2025, federal executive order, Executive Order 14173, titled "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity," and is intended to preserve access to federal contract and grant funding. "My name is Eric Mayo. I'm senior policy advisor for the department of human Resources," DOHR senior policy adviser Eric Mayo told the committee as he introduced the rule. Mayo and senior associate counsel…
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