Andrea Lucas Confirmed to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Ms. Lucas, who has led efforts to attack diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, was confirmed by the Senate for a second term.

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Andrea Lucas Defends E.E.O.C. Record Under Trump at Senate Hearing

Ms. Lucas, the acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, is seeking Senate approval to renew her role as commissioner, which is a requirement for her leadership post.

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Will White Men Rush to Court After Justices’ Latest Ruling? Not Likely.

The Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for members of so-called majority groups to bring discrimination cases, but experts say the impact is likely to be limited.

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E.E.O.C. Tells State Regulators It Won’t Back Some Discrimination Claims

The E.E.O.C. said it would stop paying state and local civil rights agencies for claims from transgender employees or those based on “disparate impact.”

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For Trump, Civil Rights Protections Should Help White Men

Administration officials pick and choose which civil rights protections they want to enforce, and for whom.

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Agency Moves to Fire a Judge Who Rejected a Trump Directive

Karen Ortiz wrote to 1,000 colleagues at the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission criticizing the “illegal and unethical orders of our president.”

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Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Universities

The opaque process, part of a strategy by conservatives to realign the liberal tilt of elite universities, has upended higher education.

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Five More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump

Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft agreed to do free legal work on causes the White House supports.

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Trump Administration Questions Law Firms Over DEI Employment Practices

The move by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission comes as the administration is taking aggressive steps to intimidate law firms.

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Once a Champion for Trans Workers, the E.E.O.C. Is Now Walking Away

The nation’s primary regulator of workplace discrimination has moved to dismiss cases that may run afoul of President Trump’s executive order on gender.

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