‘Pure harassment’: Trump’s EEOC chair targets law firms’ diversity fellowship programs
President Donald Trump’s campaign to eliminate racial and gender “diversity” programs in the workplace has found an unlikely ...
HR Dive6d
Andrea Lucas renominated to EEOC, pledges ‘evenhanded’ civil rights enforcement
The acting chair’s new five-year term, if approved by the U.S. Senate, would still leave the civil rights agency without a ...
JD Supra1d
EEOC Shifts Focus to “DEI-Related Discrimination”: What It Means for Title VII Enforcement
The EEOC has recently issued new guidance signaling a marked shift in its enforcement priorities: a heightened focus on ...
7 Former EEOC Officials Condemn the Agency’s Anti-DEI Probe of 20 Major Law Firms
In a letter addressed to acting chair Andrea Lucas, the former staffers urge the EEOC to withdraw its demands for specific ...
Trump Renominates EEOC’s Lucas as Anti-Bias Agenda Evolves (1)
EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas was tapped by President Donald Trump to serve a second five-year term at the workplace civil ...
EEOC's Letters to Law Firms Lack Authority, But Future Charges Could Be Costly, Experts Say
If there was a finding from the EEOC of systemic discrimination, the monetary penalties can be significant, noted an ...
Former EEOC Officials Express 'Grave Concerns' Over Letters to 20 Big Law Firms
The seven former officials behind the Tuesday letter include former chairs and commissioners Charlotte Burrows, Jenny R. Yang, Jocelyn Samuels and Chai R. Feldblum; and former counsels Karla Gilbride, ...
House Democrats Press EEOC Over Field Office Lease Exits (1)
A group of House Democrats are urging EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas to “reverse course” on any plans to terminate leases for ...
JD Supra1d
EEOC and DOJ Increase Scrutiny on Employer Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs and Practices
On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released two “technical assistance” documents clarifying the ...
EEOC, signaling crackdown on DEI under Trump, says some policies are illegal
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has warned employers that their diversity, equity and inclusion policies may ...
Trump taps EEOC's Lucas for new term, Morgan Lewis partner for NLRB general counsel
President Donald Trump has nominated the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's acting chair, Andrea Lucas, for a second ...
Yahoo Finance6d
Andrea Lucas renominated to EEOC, pledges ‘evenhanded’ civil rights enforcement
President Donald Trump on Monday renominated Andrea Lucas, acting chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, to a new five-year term at the civil rights agency expiring July 1 ...