The Trump EEOC’s retreat from transgender discrimination enforcement has set up an impending legal showdown over whether the agency is violating the constitutional rights of workers it’s tasked with protecting.
A New Mexico school district’s novel lawsuit challenging an EEOC commissioner’s discrimination investigation tests the scope of an increasingly popular agency enforcement tactic.
A tool that gives individuaul EEOC members power to investigate bias has been used in recent years to probe employers such as Columbia University and Tesla.
Now, a relatively small New Mexico school district's suit could alter the efficacy of future probes.
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AI-enabled hiring tools are on the rise, from resume screeners to algorithmic personality tests. By weighing seemingly innoccuous criteria, though, these hiring practices could disadvantage neurodivergent candidates - and raise potential ADA violations.
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NEW: In an email reviewed by @bloomberglaw.com OFCCP regional directors are asking the acting director to meet with staff about plans to layoff 90% of staff and Trump's order gutting the agency's power.
"Radio silence is the absence of leadership," they wrote.
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EEOC's pledge to zero in on hiring bias against American workers offered the first glimpse of the Trump administration's workplace #immigration agenda. @rebeccaklar.bsky.social and dug into how that new priority marks a shift in traditional enforcement of a key civil rights statute.
NEW: Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to recognize only "two sexes." That will likely pose legal challenges based on interpretations of Title VII protections for gender identity.
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The three Demoratic commissioners said yesterday's orders "ignores the day-to-day reality of discrimination for many working people in this country. No one should face discrimination or be denied opportunity simply because of who they are, how they worship, or whom they love.
New GOP Acting Chair Andrea Lucas said her priorities will "include rooting out unlawful DEI-motivated race and sex discrimination" and "defending the biological and binary reality of sex and related rights, including women’s rights to single‑sex spaces at work."
Alternate messages from the EEOC GOP Chair and Democratic commissioners today in response to the Trump EOs that call for an overhaul of DEI in the federal government and a rollback of transgender protections, like the EEOC's harassment guidance.
NEW: President Trump tapped EEOC Republican Andrea Lucas as acting chair. Read more about Lucas's record at the EEOC what her position as chair could mean for the agency
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NEW: What happens to the EEOC's guidance that gives workers gender identity bias protections and rules covering abortion-related accommodations under a second Trump DOJ?
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NEW: A second Trump administration eager to shift the EEOC from support for and potentially reverse protections for pregnant and LGBTQ+ workers.
But they'll be constrained by a Democratic majority in place until 2026 due to staggered commission terms.
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What does a second Trump administration mean for the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs? Likely a return to a more antagonistic stance towards diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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NEW: California's first-of-its kind law codifying protections against intersectional discrimination claims fills in gaps left by conflicting rulings on related discrimination cases — even as it raises practical questions about how the law will play out in court.
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The House E and C Committee is holding a hearing on a bill that could ban TikTok, ahead of an afternoon markup. Critics of other efforts to ban TikTok have already said this bill poses similar First Amendment concerns. Read more on the bill here and follow for updates:
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NEW: Europe's sweeping tech regulation goes into effect today. Here's how six tech companies — five of which are U.S.-based — must change to comply with the new rules
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Today the Supreme Court will weigh laws that seek to keep social media companies from enforcing policies — a case that could be fundamental in reshaping online free speech.
Read about the case here and follow along for coverage of today's arguments.
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A new @pewresearch.org study of around 800 adult TikTok users found that most users rarely post content. Just 52 percent have ever posted a video, and 98 percent of content comes from 25 percent of users. thehill.com/policy/techn...
The bill faced opposition from the tech industry, as well as a number of LGBTQ+ and human rights groups. Some of the groups, including GLAAD and the HRC, sent a letter stating they dropped their opposition due to an update that mitigated concerns they had about the bill's "duty of care" provision
ICYMI: Yesterday the Kids Online Safety Act secured key backing from Senate Majority Leader Schumer, along with 14 new co-sponsors putting the to total to 62 — and clearing a pathway for the bill to pass even with the Senate's filibuster rule in place thehill.com/policy/techn...
NEW: The FTC and 17 states are suing Amazon. The lawsuit is two-fold — alleging that the e-commerce giant’s practices are anticompetitive in how it serves shoppers as well as third-party sellers on the site.
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Tech executives and civil society leaders met with Senators to talk about the risks and benefits of AI. Read more about what happened at the closed-door meeting:
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