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<br>President Donald Trump fired two Democratic Equal [Employment](https://www.1job.ma) Opportunity Commission members in an extraordinary move that undercuts the Democrats' ballot bulk on the board, the pair confirmed in declarations Tuesday.<br> |
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<br>Trump's shooting of EEOC Commissioners Jocelyn Samuels and Burrows leaves two seats on the five-member civil liberties panel to be filled by nominations from the brand-new administration.<br> |
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<br>The president also axed the commission's basic counsel, Karla Gilbride, who validated her termination in a statement published to LinkedIn on Tuesday night.<br> |
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<br>The firings of Samuels and Burrows bypass historical precedent of leaving commissioners in place at the independent agency. Their ouster clears a course for the Trump administration to advance its second-term civil liberties law agenda, which has so far targeted variety, [employment](https://wiki.eqoarevival.com/index.php/User:Genie30V15779) equity, and addition programs and gender identity securities through executive orders.<br> |
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<br>Due to staggered terms, the Democrats would have kept a majority on the five-member EEOC until 2026, when Samuels' term was set to expire. Without the Democrats' ballot bloc in place, recently named acting chair, Republican Andrea Lucas, [employment](https://wiki.vst.hs-furtwangen.de/wiki/User:RebbecaNunley) and future Trump appointees can steer the firm's policy and lawsuits program.<br> |
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<br>Burrows, the former chair of the EEOC, Samuels, and Gilbride received word of their shootings from the White House late Monday.<br> |
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<br>"I am proud of the work my coworkers and I have done to help eliminate barriers for level playing field for all workers and to promote fair and nondiscriminatory workplaces. While I highly disagree with the President's actions, and will explore all legal choices available to me, I will continue to do all I can to eliminate for the rights of American workers and to support the efforts of others who do the very same," Burrows stated her statement, in which she likewise stated she's dealing with legal representatives from Katz Banks Kumin LLP.<br> |
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<br>Trump likewise ended 2 other crucial authorities from another independent labor-focused agency, the National Labor Relations Board. He fired Democratic member Gwynne Wilcox and Biden-era General [Counsel Jennifer](https://atulyajobs.com) Abruzzo on Monday.<br> |
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<br>The shootings followed Republican-led states have mentioned defenses commissioners at the EEOC have actually from being removed as unconstitutional in different suits challenging the company's workplace anti-harassment assistance and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act guidelines.<br> |
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<br>The EEOC is among numerous federal firms dealing with lawsuits from challengers that argue its leadership is unconstitutionally protected from being fired at will by the president.<br> |
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<br>"It has been an honor and an opportunity to serve as an EEOC Commissioner, and I deeply regret this Administration's short-sighted and unprecedented decision to remove me from a position to which I stay dedicated. I am considering my legal choices and will continue to promote strenuously for the civil liberties of all workers," Samuels stated in a declaration.<br> |
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<br>Gilbride's shooting has more precedent in the commission's history. Former President Joe Biden fired Trump-appointed EEOC Chair Sharon Gustafson in 2021 after she declined to step down.<br> |
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<br>Gilbride said in her published declaration she takes pride in the results the EEOC attains for employees, and is "discouraged by the recent executive orders that appear intended to sidetrack federal companies from their daily work of serving the public and rather force them to concentrate on settling ratings with, and removing traces of, the previous administration."<br> |
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<br>Only Lucas, who Trump named as acting chair Jan. 20, along with Democratic Commissioner [Kalpana Kotagal](https://jobwings.in) remain on the [civil liberties](https://egrup.ro) panel. There is also a job open from a seat left by Keith Sonderling, who Trump just recently named deputy labor secretary.<br> |
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