Rebecca Klar

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Rebecca Klar

A Louisiana federal judge’s decision to vacate parts of EEOC pregnancy accommodation rules illustrates a narrowed view of agencies’ abilities to regulate on abortion after the US Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to access it. Judge David C. Joseph of the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana found the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lacked authority to include abortion since it was not explicitly in the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act passed by Congress.

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Rebecca Klar

The EEOC is giving staff who adjudicate appeals from federal workers the chance to opt into a deferred resignation program as part of the agency’s plan for potential workforce cuts. The head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sent an email to all Office of Federal Operations staff offering them the chance to opt into the deferred resignation program between May 27 and June 6, according to a copy of the email reviewed by Bloomberg Law.

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Rebecca Klar

Notice sent to employees in office of federal operationsEmail indicates further agency staff changes may come The EEOC is giving staff who adjudicate appeals from federal workers the chance to opt into a deferred resignation program as part of the agency’s plan for potential workforce cuts.

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Rebecca Klar

The EEOC plans to stop paying state regulators to investigate bias against transgender workers or unintentional bias against any worker under disparate impact theory following Trump administration directives. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will no longer provide financial backing for state and local agencies’ efforts on these cases, which the federal civil rights agency previously helped fund under workshare agreements, according to a May 20 memo viewed by Bloomberg Law.

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Rebecca Klar

The EEOC plans to stop paying state regulators to investigate bias against transgender workers or unintentional bias against any worker under disparate impact theory following Trump administration directives. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will no longer provide financial backing for state and local agencies’ efforts on these cases, which the federal civil rights agency previously helped fund under workshare agreements, according to a May 20 memo viewed by Bloomberg Law.