Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Trump Administration 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.”

By Niko Gallogly

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Trump Administration Deploys EEOC in Fight Against Law Firms and DEI Efforts

The Trump administration has deployed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in its effort to seek retribution against corporate law firms.

By Jessica Silver-Greenberg Matthew Goldstein and Kenneth P. Vo

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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.

By Matthew Goldstein

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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.

By Jessica Silver-Greenberg