Republican Former EEOC Chair Dhillon Resigns From Commission (1)

US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission member Janet Dhillon has resigned from her post, marking an end to her three-year tenure on the panel.

Dhillon—who chaired the EEOC during the Trump administration—told President Joe Biden that her last day in office will be Nov. 18. In her resignation letter, she highlighted her work to improve transparency in the commission and increase recoveries to victims of discrimination.

Dhillon’s term expired in July but she has been able to keep her seat because Biden’s nominee to fill the post, civil rights attorney Kalpana Kotagal, hasn’t yet been confirmed by the Senate. Absent a ...