Trump Labor Department sued over access to workplace diversity data

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Source: USA Today

Updated June 18, 2026, 2:09 p.m. ET


A shareholder group is fighting the Trump administration over its refusal to release federal government data that tracks diversity in the American workplace.

USA TODAY exclusively obtained a lawsuit filed by As You Sow in Washington, DC, federal court claiming the Department of Labor has stonewalled the nonprofit shareholder advocacy group’s request for workplace diversity data for more than two years.

The Freedom of Information Act complaint is seeking the release of data for the years 2021 and 2022. As You Sow says it has used the data in the past to publish reports linking workforce diversity with financial performance.

"Workforce diversity is a material business issue that investors increasingly consider in their decision-making," said Andrew Behar, As You Sow’s CEO. Without this information, said Danielle Fugere, president and chief counsel, "investors are flying blind."

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/06/18/workplace-diversity-data-lawsuit/90566007007/

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Link to As You Sow PRESS RELEASE - As You Sow Sues U.S. Department of Labor Over Withheld Workforce Diversity Data

Link to SUIT (PDF viewer) - https://www.asyousow.org/press-releases/2026/6/17/izcj0q9dkbek5xw3y52kuo2px5c58x

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1. Knowledge is power. They're scooping up all the data they can get on us,

but want to reduce the collection of and public access to info that might empower us.

This imho these are among the most dangerous and frightening current trends.