A federal court in Texas vacated portions of EEOC anti-harassment guidance that include LGBTQ+ workplace protections, siding with the state of Texas and a conservative policy think tank that the agency overstepped its authority.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s guidance, issued in April 2024, is inconsistent with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and went beyond US Supreme Court precedent, Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled late Thursday.
Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, has previously blocked EEOC guidance involving LGBTQ+ employees. In 2022, he struck down ...
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