A second Trump administration eager to shift the EEOC away from support for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and potentially reverse protections for pregnant and LGBTQ+ workers will be constrained by a Democratic panel majority in place until 2026.
Former President Trump is all but certain to appoint the only Republican currently on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Andrea Lucas, as chair and put in place a new general counsel after he’s inaugurated. But they will be paired with three Democrats for the start of Trump’s second term.
The Democratic majority will prevent Republicans from initially targeting recent EEOC policy ...
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