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BumRushDaShow

(156,500 posts)
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 08:41 AM Jun 19

Acting head of civil rights agency defends decisions undercutting transgender workers

Source: AP

Updated 8:41 PM EDT, June 18, 2025


WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The acting chair of the federal agency that enforces workers rights acknowledged 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.

Andrea Lucas, who was first appointed to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2020 and elevated to chair in January, spoke at her confirmation hearing at the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Her nomination to serve another five-year term as an EEOC commissioner requires Senate confirmation, though whether she stays on as chair will be up to Trump.

Republican senators praised her leadership, especially her commitment to rolling back Biden-era regulations and guidance on gender-identity rights, which Lucas has argued overstepped the EEOC’s authority.

Lucas faced questions from Democrats who said she has eroded the traditional independence of the EEOC and acted on the president’s whims since Trump fired two of the agency’s Democratic commissioners before their terms expired in an unprecedented act.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/eeoc-andrea-lucas-senate-hearing-dei-transgender-8cb16648226adc24f04f85bc9a166d21

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Acting head of civil rights agency defends decisions undercutting transgender workers (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jun 19 OP
Should be a straightforward case to bring in court moniss Jun 19 #1
It seems the SCOTUS just threw out "equal protection" applicability when it comes to trans people BumRushDaShow Jun 19 #4
I think the question is, ProudToronto Jun 19 #2
Where do you stand on that question ProudToronto? JMCKUSICK Jun 20 #6
Real Profile in Butter type. Kid Berwyn Jun 19 #3
Some things are indefensible Marthe48 Jun 19 #5

moniss

(7,682 posts)
1. Should be a straightforward case to bring in court
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 08:58 AM
Jun 19

of violation of equal protection. Basically saying you will enforce civil rights protections for some but not for all is a clear violation.

BumRushDaShow

(156,500 posts)
4. It seems the SCOTUS just threw out "equal protection" applicability when it comes to trans people
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 09:21 AM
Jun 19
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143480999

Basically considering them a "political" entity.
 

ProudToronto

(28 posts)
2. I think the question is,
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 09:15 AM
Jun 19

Do existing, generic laws protect everyone properly ?

Or do we need laws / lawsuits / programs for individual groups and people ?
Is there redundancy and overlap when we do that ? Or not ?
I think the answer to that question is the key.

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