Burrows Approved by Senate Panel in Win for Democrats on EEOC

A Senate panel has advanced EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows’ nomination for a third five-year term, a major step forward for the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the path to retaining its Democratic majority.

The US Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved Burrows on a narrow 11-10 vote Wednesday, teeing up the Democratic chair for a full Senate floor vote.

Without Burrows’ confirmation, the five-member panel risks falling back into the partisan gridlock that existed before the swearing in of Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal in August. The agency has since been busy, releasing draft guidance on pregnant worker protections ...