The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last spring put the construction industry on notice that its investigators were turning their attention to what the agency called “severe and pervasive discrimination” in the sector, especially for women and people of color.

“Unfortunately, although the industry has many responsible actors, some of the most severe cases of discrimination the agency has encountered arose in construction,” EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows said at a public hearing on the topic.

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