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Appeals court overturns order that stripped some protections from pregnant Texas state workers
Read full article: Appeals court overturns order that stripped some protections from pregnant Texas state workersA federal appeals court has upheld a law strengthening the rights of pregnant workers, vacating a judge’s earlier order that had stripped those protections from Texas state employees.
Civil rights agency sued over handling of transgender worker discrimination complaints under Trump
Read full article: Civil rights agency sued over handling of transgender worker discrimination complaints under TrumpLegal groups have challenged the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's handling of discrimination complaints from transgender workers.
A judge resisted Trump’s order on gender identity. The EEOC just fired her
Read full article: A judge resisted Trump’s order on gender identity. The EEOC just fired herThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has fired New York administrative judge Karen Ortiz, who has openly criticized the agency’s compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order defining male and female as “immutable” sexes.
Acting head of civil rights agency defends decisions undercutting transgender workers
Read full article: Acting head of civil rights agency defends decisions undercutting transgender workersThe acting chair of the federal agency that enforces workers rights acknowledged during a Senate hearing Wednesday that transgender workers are protected under civil rights laws but defended her decision to drop lawsuits on their behalf, saying her agency is not independent and must comply with President Donald Trump’s orders.
Supreme Court makes it easier to claim 'reverse discrimination' in employment, in a case from Ohio
Read full article: Supreme Court makes it easier to claim 'reverse discrimination' in employment, in a case from OhioA unanimous Supreme Court has made it easier to bring lawsuits over so-called reverse discrimination, siding with an Ohio woman who claims she didn’t get a job and was demoted because she's straight.
Judge vacates federal rules requiring employers to provide accommodations for abortions
Read full article: Judge vacates federal rules requiring employers to provide accommodations for abortionsA federal judge in Louisiana on Wednesday struck down government regulations requiring most employers nationwide to provide workers with time off and other accommodations for abortions.
Civil rights agency moves to fire judge fighting Trump directives
Read full article: Civil rights agency moves to fire judge fighting Trump directivesThe federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights has moved to terminate a New York administrative judge who has resisted compliance with President Donald Trump’s directives for the agency.
EEOC instructs staff to sideline all new transgender discrimination cases, employees say
Read full article: EEOC instructs staff to sideline all new transgender discrimination cases, employees sayThe federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights is classifying all new gender identity-related discrimination cases as its lowest priority while also placing them on indefinite hold, according to two agency employees.
Ex-EEOC commissioner fired by Trump files lawsuit demanding reinstatement
Read full article: Ex-EEOC commissioner fired by Trump files lawsuit demanding reinstatementA former Democratic commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging her dismissal by President Donald Trump, arguing her removal was a violation of the Civil Rights Act that created the agency to be an independent and bipartisan protector of the rights of workers.
EEOC chief shifts focus to investigating DEI but the methods provoke an outcry
Read full article: EEOC chief shifts focus to investigating DEI but the methods provoke an outcryThe acting chief of the top federal agency for protecting worker rights has signaled a pivot toward prioritizing President Donald Trump’s campaign to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the private and public sectors.
Lawsuit filed by 17 states against abortion accommodations in the workplace can proceed
Read full article: Lawsuit filed by 17 states against abortion accommodations in the workplace can proceedA lawsuit filed by 17 states challenging federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions may proceed, a federal appeals court ruled.
EEOC seeks to drop transgender discrimination cases, citing Trump's executive order
Read full article: EEOC seeks to drop transgender discrimination cases, citing Trump's executive orderThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers alleging gender identity discrimination, arguing that the cases now conflict with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order.
Dismissed EEOC commissioner warns that Trump plans to 'erase the existence of trans people'
Read full article: Dismissed EEOC commissioner warns that Trump plans to 'erase the existence of trans people'A member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission who was abruptly dismissed by President Donald Trump says she believes her firing and the move to reshape the panel that protects workers from discrimination is part of the administration’s “agenda to erase the existence of trans people.”.
Trump fires two Democratic commissioners of agency that enforces civil rights laws in the workplace
Read full article: Trump fires two Democratic commissioners of agency that enforces civil rights laws in the workplacePresident Donald Trump has fired two of the three Democratic commissioners of the federal agency that enforces civil rights laws in the workplace, an unprecedented move aimed at implementing his crackdown on certain diversity and gender rights policies.