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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Steve Karnowski

Trump administration opens investigation into Minnesota agency's affirmative action policy

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The Trump administration said Thursday that it has opened an investigation into whether a Minnesota state agency's newly updated affirmative action policy violates civil rights laws.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services' policy requires supervisors to provide a “hiring justification when seeking to hire a non-underrepresented candidate.” Supervisors who don't comply can be disciplined, even fired.

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