#EEOC
Business hated the EEOC, they were too effective and making $. Reagan brought in Clarance Thomas to gut EEOC and promised him SCOTUS. President George H. W. Bush nominated Thomas to succeed Thurgood Marshall.
October 31, 2026 at 1:53 PM
In Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock v. EEOC, the Court ruled in 1983 that the company must provide the benefit to the wives of workers.
October 31, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Working for the government after college helped move so many Black families up the ladder.

This also put a lot of them in decision making positions on how government should operate.

EEOC rules on govt contracting also helped in this area.

They decimated all that shit.
November 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Caught up with N. at the party. She took on a few transgender discrimination cases when the EEOC unceremoniously dumped them all at orders of the White House. There's no money in it but she thinks it's the right thing to do.
October 30, 2026 at 1:11 AM
good point. guess when i'm president the EEOC will just have to kick in some doors
October 29, 2026 at 12:46 PM
EEOC Rescinds Guidance on Criminal Records: What This Means for Employment Background Checks
EEOC Rescinds Guidance on Criminal Records: What This Means for Employment Background Checks
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rescinded its 2012 guidance on employers’ use of arrest and conviction records in employment...
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November 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
A Tesla worker alleges she suffered chemical burns after protective aprons ran out then lost her job. www.ibtimes.co.uk/tesla-gigafa...
Tesla Accused of Leaving Worker Exposed to Chemical Burns After Factory Ran Out of Protective Aprons—and Then Firing Her
A former Tesla Gigafactory worker alleges chemical burns, unpaid leave, and disability discrimination. The EEOC found reasonable cause; Tesla's liability remains untested.
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October 31, 2026 at 5:30 AM
EEOC Rescinds Guidance on Employers’ Use of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions
EEOC Rescinds Guidance on Employers’ Use of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions
On October 29, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rescinded its 2012 enforcement guidance addressing employers’ consideration...
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November 2, 2026 at 4:36 PM
JustLeadershipUSA opposes EEOC vote to drop guidance on arrest and conviction records in hiring. Read our statement: https://jlusa.org/2026/10/30/justleadershipusa-opposes-eeoc-vote-to-drop-guidance-on-arrest-and-conviction-records-in-hiring
JustLeadershipUSA Opposes EEOC Vote to Drop Guidance on Arrest and Conviction Records in Hiring
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November 2, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Imagined grievances by white male employees were elevated above ACTUAL complaints against them for being racist, homophobic, & sexist in the workplace. PoCs, women, disabled, and other minorities in the government lost their employee protection under Trump (See EEOC changes).
October 29, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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November 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
EEOC Revisits Criminal History Guidance: Key Considerations for Employers
EEOC Revisits Criminal History Guidance: Key Considerations for Employers
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has taken steps toward rescinding its Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest...
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October 30, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal, the lone dissenting vote, called the majority’s decision “shortsighted and inconsistent with the Commission’s longstanding leadership on this issue,” in a statement posted on LinkedIn. “The Republican majority voted to rescind a

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EEOC votes to rescind Obama-era conviction and arrest record guidance
The rule rescinds guidance from 2012 that outlined best practices for employers screening job applicants with any kind of criminal history.
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November 1, 2026 at 2:30 AM
EEOC Revisits Criminal History Guidance: Key Considerations for Employers
EEOC Revisits Criminal History Guidance: Key Considerations for Employers
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has taken steps toward rescinding its Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest...
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October 30, 2026 at 9:58 PM
The EEOC has rescinded longstanding guidance that advises employers against considering arrest and conviction records when making hiring decisions.
EEOC Axes Obama-Era Guidance on Using Convict Records for Hiring (1)
The EEOC has rescinded longstanding guidance that advises employers against considering arrest and conviction records when making hiring decisions.
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November 1, 2026 at 4:00 AM
EEOC Rescinds Criminal-Record Guidance: Keep Asking What Your Background Checks Accomplish
EEOC Rescinds Criminal-Record Guidance: Keep Asking What Your Background Checks Accomplish
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has voted to rescind its 2012 criminal-history guidance, effective immediately. For employers,...
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November 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM
EEOC Quietly Cuts Position Statement Deadlines to 15 Days, Limits Extensions
EEOC Quietly Cuts Position Statement Deadlines to 15 Days, Limits Extensions
Many employers receiving a charge of discrimination from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) now have much less time to tell...
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October 30, 2026 at 4:33 PM
The EEOC Adopts a New Strategic Plan, with Private Litigants Taking up the Agency’s Priorities
The EEOC Adopts a New Strategic Plan, with Private Litigants Taking up the Agency’s Priorities
On August 26, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) adopted an updated Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2030.
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October 30, 2026 at 10:49 PM
GE employee Martha Gilbert took the company to court. GE’s policy violated the 1972 EEOC policy covering pregnancy. But they feared the men would start wanting time off when their partners had children and that doctors would allow “malingering” women to stay at home.
October 31, 2026 at 1:43 PM
The EEOC Adopts a New Strategic Plan, with Private Litigants Taking up the Agency’s Priorities
The EEOC Adopts a New Strategic Plan, with Private Litigants Taking up the Agency’s Priorities
On August 26, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) adopted an updated Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2030.
www.jdsupra.com
October 30, 2026 at 10:49 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear three cases with potential workplace discrimination implications, while the Eighth Circuit will consider reviving a EEOC harassment suit against restaurant giant Brinker International and weigh Missouri's push to reinstate its case over Starbucks' diversity policies.
November 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM