Republican Swing Vote Helps EEOC Avoid Greater Partisan Gridlock

Significant EEOC policy changes that would align with Biden administration priorities are in a holding pattern while Republicans maintain a majority on the agency’s leadership panel. But day-to-day decisions over which lawsuits to pursue have largely avoided partisan gridlock because of GOP Commissioner Andrea Lucas.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Democratic Chair Charlotte Burrows is unlikely to press for substantive regulatory actions and other moves while three out of five commissioners are Republicans, agency watchers said. That means delays on rules for employer wellness plans that have taken on heightened significance during the Covid-19 pandemic, on sexual harassment guidance that’s ...