Rebecca Klar
Reporter at Bloomberg Law
Labor reporter @BLaw | Formerly @TheHill, @YorkDispatch, @theislandnow, @CHQdaily, @bupipedream | email: [email protected] | @rebeccaklar.bsky.social
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1 week ago |
news.bloombergtax.com | Rebecca Klar |Jay-Anne Casuga
Acting EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas defended her view during her Senate panel confirmation hearing that the civil rights agency is not independent from the president’s authority as she fielded questions about its recent work. Democrats on the Senate’s labor committee raised the issue repeatedly at the Wednesday hearing. They questioned whether she believes the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has autonomy to set aside President Donald Trump’s directives.
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1 week ago |
news.bloomberglaw.com | Rebecca Klar |Elias Schisgall
Confirmation hearing raises concerns about Trump’s ordersAgency head pushed on dismissal of transgender bias casesActing EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas defended her view during her Senate panel confirmation hearing that the civil rights agency is not independent from the president’s authority as she fielded questions about its recent work. Democrats on the Senate’s labor committee raised the issue repeatedly at the Wednesday hearing.
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3 weeks ago |
news.bloombergtax.com | Rebecca Klar
EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas applauded the US Supreme Court’s ruling that revived a heterosexual woman’s job bias case as the agency pursues an agenda to root out diversity programs the Trump administration deems discriminatory. The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled in Ames v.
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3 weeks ago |
news.bloomberglaw.com | Rebecca Klar
June 6, 2025, 8:21 PM UTC Signage is displayed inside the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.
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3 weeks ago |
news.bloombergtax.com | Rebecca Klar
A group of civil rights organizations asked heads of a Senate committee to hold a hearing to consider President Donald Trump’s nominees to the EEOC before voting on their confirmation.
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BREAKING: In an uprecedented move Trump has fired EEOC Democratic Commisisoner Jocelyn Samuels. She confirmed the news in a statement and said she is considering her legal options. Story below, more to come: https://t.co/MqwsUPgNTV
NEW for @BLaw: A second Trump administration eager to shift the EEOC from support for and potentially reverse protections for pregnant and LGBTQ+ workers. But they'll be constrained by a Democratic majority in place until 2026 due to staggered terms. https://t.co/duGmrK3WqO
NEW for @BLaw : NEW: CA's first-of-its kind law codifying protections against intersectional discrimination claims fills in gaps left by conflicting rulings on related cases — even as it raises practical questions about how the law will play out in court. https://t.co/log7ZuQA9a