US EditionWorkplace rights agency scraps anti-harassment guidance, citing Trump’s orders
The EEOC's removal of its 2024 anti-harassment guidance will raise costs and barriers for workers pursuing harassment claims, with over 35,000 complaints filed in 2024.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted 2-to-1 to rescind the 2024 harassment guidance, citing recent political and legal changes.
- Chair Andrea Lucas and Commissioner Brittany Panuccio cited the Trump executive order last year declaring two immutable sexes and recent court rulings including a Texas judge's vacatur to justify rescinding the guidance.
- The nearly 200-page guidance included more than 70 harassment examples and incorporated Bostock v. Clayton County protections, developed with input from over 38,000 public commenters and 35,000 FY2024 harassment complaints.
- Effective immediately, advocates and a group of 12 former EEOC and Department of Labor officials warned removing the guidance will make enforcement costlier and slower for LGBTQ+ workers.
- By skipping the customary 30-day notice-and-comment period, the commission faced criticism from former officials and more than 80 organizations led by the National Women's Law Center, while Andrea Lucas reportedly received Trump White House approval, raising concerns about political control.
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