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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has fired New York administrative judge Karen Ortiz, who has openly ...
The Senate’s labor committee advanced Acting EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas to a full floor vote to consider her nomination to serve ...
Trump’s executive orders shift discrimination rules, prompting HR to reassess legal risks, DEI goals and EEOC priorities.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has fired New York administrative judge Karen ... adding that she left thank-you notes for Senators who “put Andrea Lucas' feet to the fire. ...
A judge resisted Trump’s order on gender identity. The EEOC just fired her She contested her proposed termination earlier this month, arguing in a document submitted by a union representative ...
FILE – Karen Ortiz, an administrative judge at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, poses for photos, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, file) By ...
The actions signaled a major departure from the EEOC’s prior interpretation of civil rights law. In her mass February email criticizing the agency’s efforts to comply with Trump’s order ...
In February, Administrative Judge Karen Ortiz, who worked in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's New York office, called Trump's order "unethical" and criticized Acting Chair Andrea ...
EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas federal anti-discrimination laws ensure equal employment opportunity for jobs performed by all workers regardless of national origin.
Andrea Lucas Defends E.E.O.C. Record Under Trump at Senate Hearing. Ms. Lucas, the acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, is seeking Senate approval to renew her role as ...