February 18, 2025
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent abandonment of several lawsuits alleging mistreatment of transgender and nonbinary workers is an unprecedented step that cuts against agency guidance, its strategy and Supreme Court precedent, former EEOC officials said.
February 18, 2025
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is walking away from seven lawsuits accusing businesses of discriminating against transgender or nonbinary employees, telling courts the suits conflict with President Donald Trump's executive order stating the government only recognizes two genders.
February 13, 2025
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a federal judge Thursday to dismiss its suit claiming a hotel operator unlawfully fired a nonbinary worker, pointing to President Donald Trump's executive order declaring that the government recognizes only two sexes.
June 13, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in federal courts Thursday accused an Alabama hotel of firing an employee because his style didn't conform to male stereotypes and an Illinois flooring company of failing to stop employees from making homophobic remarks, in violation of federal anti-discrimination law.