President Trump Removes 2 EEOC Commissioners

EEOC commissioner fired by Trump hires Kavanaugh accuser's lawyers
Charlotte Burrows, a Democratic member and former chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission fired by Republican President Donald Trump, has hired a pair of Washington lawyers known for pursuing high-profile employment and sexual misconduct allegations.
Trump Fires EEOC Commissioners In 'Unprecedented' And 'Illegal' Move
The Democratic commissioners hadn't completed their terms before the White House notified them that they were being removed.
Resetting the EEOC: President Trump Removes Two EEOC Commissioners
President Donald Trump removed Democratic U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) commissioners Charlotte A. Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels, upending the Democratic voting majority on the EEOC. This development could potentially lead to the rescission of more of the EEOC guidance pertaining to gender identity,
Trump fires multiple leaders at EEOC, NLRB
Some agency employees who President Donald Trump terminated from their leadership roles Monday night are now “considering legal options.”
Trump moves to fire members of EEOC and NLRB, breaking with precedent
The dismissals target two independent agencies that oversee swaths of U.S. workers, employers and labor unions.
Trump Fires Democratic EEOC Commissioner
President Donald Trump fired one of the Democratic commissioners on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission late on Monday night
EEOC Rolls Back LGBTQ+ Protections, Raising Concerns Over Civil Rights Enforcement
The EEOC has halted the processing of LGBTQ+ discrimination claims, raising legal and procedural concerns. Learn what this means for workers, employers, and the future of Title VII protections.
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EEOC Acting Chair Rolls Back Guidance Related to Unlawful Discrimination and Harassment Based on Gender Identity
On January 28, 2025, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea R. Lucas rolled back much of the EEOC’s Biden-era guidance related to issues of gender identity ...
Change Is Coming to the EEOC—But Not Overnight
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is likely to see a gradual shift in priorities under the administration of ...
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EEOC Rolls Back Trans Protections Following Trump’s Executive Order
The executive order mandates that federal agencies recognize only two unchangeable sexes assigned at conception.
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EEOC, Like NLRB, Lacks Quorum, Stalling Rulemaking Under New Administration
President Trump removed Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC” or the “Commission”) commissioners ...
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EEOC tells its workers to halt LGBTQ+ discrimination claim processing
The news comes just days after the Trump administration’s controversial purge of Democratic officials at the commission.
Fired EEOC Commissioner Burrows Taps #MeToo Superstar Lawyers
Charlotte Burrows, one of the Democratic members on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission who was fired by President ...
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Lakeside pays $60,000 to settle EEOC racial harassment lawsuit
A Wisconsin plastics firm has agreed to pay $60,000 to a former employee to settle a lawsuit from the federal government that ...