Bloomberg Law
Nov. 7, 2020, 8:47 PM UTC

Future Biden EEOC Chair May Face Headwinds With GOP Majority

Paige Smith
Paige Smith
Reporter

A Democrat could take the reins at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission during President-elect Joe Biden’s administration, setting up potential clashes over workplace discrimination litigation and policy actions with the recently minted GOP majority on the civil rights agency’s leadership panel.

The quasi-independent agency filled all five seats for the first time during the Trump administration in September with the confirmation of GOP members Keith Sonderling and Andrea Lucas, and Democrat Jocelyn Samuels. They joined Republican chair Janet Dhillon and Democrat Charlotte Burrows.

The next Democratic chair will have to work with a Republican majority until at least July ...

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