Punching In: Here’s What’s New at the Labor Dept. and EEOC

Monday morning musings for workplace watcher

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Chris Opfer: The Justice Department told the Supreme Court last week that it won’t defend the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s lawsuit arguing that transgender discrimination is a form of sex bias. One day later, Acting EEOC Chair Victoria Lipnic (R) was in the Big Apple as a keynote speaker at Epstein Becker’s annual briefing. Lipnic told me the agency will continue prosecuting transgender discrimination cases, at least for now. She also offered a handful of updates on ...