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Trump Fires two EEOC Democratic Commissioners In Rare Move (2 )
President Donald Trump fired two Democratic Equal Employment Opportunity Commission members in an extraordinary move that damages the Democrats‘ voting majority on the board, the pair verified in declarations Tuesday.
Trump’s firing of EEOC Commissioners Jocelyn Samuels and Charlotte Burrows leaves 2 seats on the five-member civil liberties panel to be filled by nominations from the brand-new administration.
The president likewise axed the commission’s basic counsel, Karla Gilbride, who validated her termination in a statement posted to LinkedIn on Tuesday night.
The shootings of Samuels and Burrows bypass historical precedent of leaving commissioners in place at the independent firm. Their ouster clears a path for the Trump administration to advance its second-term civil liberties law agenda, employment which has so far targeted diversity, equity, employment and employment inclusion programs and gender identity securities through executive orders.
Due to staggered terms, the Democrats would have maintained a majority on the five-member EEOC up until 2026, when Samuels‘ term was set to expire. Without the Democrats‘ ballot bloc in place, recently called acting chair, Republican Andrea Lucas, and future Trump appointees can guide the firm’s policy and litigation agenda.
Burrows, the former chair of the EEOC, Samuels, and Gilbride got word of their firings from the White House late Monday.
„I take pride in the work my coworkers and I have actually done to assist remove barriers for equal opportunity for all workers and to promote fair and nondiscriminatory work environments. While I highly disagree with the President’s actions, and will explore all legal options offered to me, I will continue to do all I can to combat for the rights of American employees and to support the efforts of others who do the same,“ Burrows said her statement, in which she also stated she’s dealing with attorneys from Kumin LLP.
Trump likewise ended 2 other key authorities from another independent labor-focused company, the National Labor Relations Board. He fired Democratic member Gwynne Wilcox and Biden-era General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo on Monday.
The shootings come after Republican-led states have mentioned defenses commissioners at the EEOC have from being removed as unconstitutional in separate claims challenging the agency’s office anti-harassment assistance and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act rules.
The EEOC is one of a number of federal firms dealing with suits from challengers that argue its management is unconstitutionally protected from being fired at will by the president.
„It has been an honor and a privilege to work as an EEOC Commissioner, and I deeply regret this Administration’s short-sighted and extraordinary choice to remove me from a position to which I stay committed. I am considering my legal options and will continue to advocate strenuously for the civil rights of all workers,“ Samuels said in a statement.
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.
Gilbride said in her published declaration she takes pride in the outcomes the EEOC accomplishes for employees, and is „disheartened by the recent executive orders that appear meant to distract federal firms from their day-to-day work of serving the public and rather require them to focus on settling ratings with, and eliminating traces of, the previous administration.“
Only Lucas, who Trump named as acting chair Jan. 20, together with Democratic Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal remain on the civil rights panel. There is also a vacancy open from a seat left by Keith Sonderling, who Trump just recently named deputy labor secretary.