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EEOC discrimination lawsuits
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In late June 2026 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed disability‑discrimination suits against the payroll firm Paycom and the parcel carrier FedEx, alleging that the companies failed failure to accommodate workers with disabilities. A month later, later the EEOC itself became the target of a federal lawsuit. The American Federation of Government Employees and two female correctional officers claim the agency’s chair, allege that EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas, Lucas issued an unpublished undisclosed directive that indefinitely halted all federal‑sector class‑action discrimination and harassment cases, pausing proceedings and canceling deadlines. deadlines since Dec. 10, 2025. The agency referred inquiries about the order to the Department of Justice, which declined to comment. The plaintiffs seek a court order to lift vacate the suspension. suspension and restore class‑action rights for federal workers, raising questions about the EEOC’s enforcement priorities after a major overhaul under the Trump administration. Together, the snapshots show the EEOC simultaneously pursuing litigation against private employers while facing legal challenges over its own enforcement practices within the federal workforce.
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