EEO Leaders share official statements, letters, and other public documents that respond to the current Administration’s actions adversely impacting equal employment opportunity.
EEO Leaders Statement on EEOC’s Processing of LGBTQ+ Charges — July 21, 2025
EEO Leaders statement noting concerns with EEOC's July 1, 2025 directive that only discrimination charges that "fall squarely" under the Bostock case are now "cleared" to be processed, with a higher level of scrutiny applied to those charges.
EEO Leaders Open Letter to Acting Chair Andrea Lucas — June 25, 2025
Open Letter stating that — prior to the Senate confirming Acting Chair Lucas to an additional term on the Commission — Lucas should clarify her position on coverage of Title VII for LGBTQ individuals and describe any directives she has provided to EEOC staff for processing claims by transgender individuals in the private sector and in the federal sector.
EEO Leaders Statement on EEOC's Harassment Guidance — June 16, 2025
Former EEOC officials explain why the law continues to protect workers from harassment on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, despite modifications unilaterally and inappropriately made to the EEOC's harassment guidance by Acting Chair Lucas on May 20, 2025.
EEO Leaders Statement on Employer DEI Efforts — April 3, 2025
Former EEOC officials respond to Acting Chair Lucas’ document on “DEI-Related Discrimination”.
EEO Leaders Letter to Acting Chair Lucas — March 18, 2025
Former EEOC officials send to Acting Chair Lucas in response to her letters to 20 law firms requesting response to questions concerning their DEI activities.
EEO Leaders Statement on Executive Order Regarding Disparate Impact — May 13, 2025
Former EEOC and OFCCP officials explain the importance of disparate impact analysis in employment civil rights law and the legal deficiencies and harms in Executive Order 14281 undermining the use of disparate impact in federal civil rights enforcement.
Open Letter to the Federal Contractor Community from Former U.S. Department of Labor Officials — April 15, 2025
Former Department of Labor officials address the Trump Administration's January 21, 2025 anti-DEI Executive Order, and the Administration's ongoing actions that negatively impact civil rights enforcement and voluntary equal opportunity programs at federal contractors. This letter aims to help federal contractors and other employers navigate this complex environment, providing clarity about their options and obligations under the law.