gender identity

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has voted to rescind Biden-era anti-harassment guidance. The rescinded guidance had consolidated and replaced multiple prior EEOC harassment guidance documents and was intended to serve as a single, unified agency resource on workplace harassment law.  It was anticipated that the EEOC might limit the recission to those portions that pertained to harassment on the basis of sexual orientation and transgender status, but the Commission voted to rescind the guidance in its entirety.… Continue Reading

Marc Seawright, former Director of Information Governance and Strategy at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), submitted a formal complaint with the EEOC alleging discrimination and harassment based on sex (specifically, gender identity and sexual orientation), as well as a hostile work environment. Seawright, who identifies as a queer transgender man, resigned from his position on June 18, 2025.… Continue Reading