This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rescinded its affirmative action guidelines Tuesday, eliminating an interpretation that had persisted for 40 years. According to a June 30 statement, the guide and a related compliance manual “ran afoul” of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and more recent U.S Supreme Court rulings in the eyes of the commissioner.