The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is resuming the processing of certain transgender discrimination cases, which had previously been dismissed or not pursued under a Trump-era policy categorizing such claims as "meritless." In January 2025, the agency paused investigations and stopped accepting new complaints, leading to concerns about civil rights violations for transgender individuals. Although the EEOC will now handle complaints again, they will undergo a heightened review. This policy reversal followed a significant lapse where many cases were not processed, leaving many individuals without recourse for their rights being violated.
"Make no mistake, transgender and non-binary people whose civil rights were violated were turned away during these last five months, and as long as that's been happening, these people's rights have been expiring."
"It was impossible to both comply with the president's executive order as an executive branch agency and also zealously defend the workers we had brought the case on behalf."
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