trump administration block rule require u.s. employers report detail pay data break gender race echo business group say would intend effect address wage gap u.s. equal employment opportunity commission adopt requirements last year president barack obama say information necessary identify address discriminatory wage gap white house office management budget memo tuesday say rule burdensome company could pose privacy confidentiality issue rule would require businesses begin report information march 2018. currently employers must report 130 different categories wage data eeoc year new rule would require report 3,300 categories trump administration late bid undo obama-era policies design help workers unions administration also move scrap rule extend mandatory overtime pay millions workers expand report requirements company respond union campaign eeoc act chair victoria lipnic statement tuesday say move white house would affect commission efforts enforce anti-discrimination laws individual employers agency review options lipnic republican vote report requirements last year appoint five-member commission obama make act chair president donald trump early year ivanka trump president daughter adviser say statement eeoc requirements would help address discrepancies pay men women say administration support robust policies aim eliminate gender wage gap u.s. chamber commerce republicans congress praise decision block rule representative virginia foxx north carolina chair u.s. house representatives committee education workforce say eeoc focus resolve complaints discrimination file individual workers workers right group condemn move lawyers committee civil right say trump administration surrender corporate special interest undermine efforts close pay gap men women white workers minorities white house block obama-era rule expand pay data company