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EEOC seeks to drop a gender discrimination case, signaling a big shift in civil rights enforcement

  • The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has moved to dismiss a gender discrimination case against Harmony Hospitality, claiming it conflicts with President Donald Trump's executive order on gender identity.
  • The EEOC alleges that Harmony Hospitality terminated an employee for his sexual orientation and gender identity, violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
  • Former EEOC General Counsel David Lopez criticized this decision as discriminatory, indicating a failure to protect workers' rights.
  • Democratic EEOC Commissioner Jocelyn Samuels stated that the decision illustrates the significant damage caused by the President's executive order.
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EEOC seeks to drop transgender discrimination cases, citing Trump’s executive order

Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers alleging gender identity discrimination, arguing that the cases now conflict with President Donald Trump's recent executive order, court documents say. The requests by the U.S. Equal

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