March 05, 2025
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission can't yet have a bias case it filed on behalf of a transgender pizza shop worker dismissed, an Illinois federal judge said Wednesday, emphasizing that she wants to ensure any dismissal happens under "just and proper" terms.
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.
September 26, 2024
A Chicago pizza chain fired a Black transgender employee in violation of federal law after she complained that her co-workers and a customer had harassed her about her gender identity, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told an Illinois federal court