EEOC Commissioners Take Stage to Voice Opposing Opinions on DEI

Andrea Lucas and Jocelyn Samuels work side by side at the EEOC, but on stage at a Federalist Society event, the commissioners’ dueling opinions on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace underscored uncertainty and tensions over the agency’s handling of the issue.

At the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Oct. 17, the two US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission members addressed DEIA initiatives in the workplace following the US Supreme Court’s decision in June that race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution and Title VI ...