Claire Savage

1 week ago | wsbtv.com | Alexandra Olson |Claire Savage

WASHINGTON, D.C. — (AP) — The acting chair of the federal agency that enforces workers rights acknowledged Wednesday that transgender workers are protected under civil rights laws but defended her decision to drop lawsuits on their behalf, saying her agency is not independent and must comply with President Donald Trump's orders.

1 week ago | goshennews.com | Alexandra Olson |Claire Savage

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The acting chair of the federal agency that enforces workers rights acknowledged Wednesday that transgender workers are protected under civil rights laws but defended her decision to drop lawsuits on their behalf, saying her agency is not independent and must comply with President Donald Trump's orders.

1 week ago | lufkindailynews.com | Alexandra Olson |Claire Savage

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - The acting chair of the federal agency that enforces workers rights acknowledged Wednesday that transgender workers are protected under civil rights laws but defended her decision to drop lawsuits on their behalf, saying her agency is not independent and must comply with President Donald Trump's orders.

1 week ago | thesunchronicle.com | Alexandra Olson |Claire Savage

By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGE - AP Business Writers Andrea Lucas, who was first appointed to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2020 and elevated to acting chair in January, is one of four nominees to appear before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Her nomination to serve another five-year term as an EEOC commissioner requires Senate confirmation, though whether she stays on as chair will be up to President Donald Trump.

1 week ago | sun-sentinel.com | Alexandra Olson |Claire Savage

By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGEWASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The acting chair of the country’s top agency for enforcing worker rights will face questions at a Senate committee hearing Wednesday over her efforts to prioritize anti-diversity investigations while sidelining certain racial and gender discrimination cases and quashing protections for transgender workers.