FTC Ditches ‘Disparate Impact’
Commission will no longer bring claims under this pernicious legal theory The Federal Trade Commission today announced a policy statement clarifying that the Commission will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. View Press Release
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Published: 7 August 2026
Source: US FTC Press Releases
Category: Policy
Topics: Bias & fairness · Regulation
Retrieved: 8 August 2026
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