Lawsuit claims US civil rights agency has halted all federal-sector class complaints
Summary
A labor union and two female federal prison workers sued the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for stopping their sexual harassment case and all similar federal-sector class complaints. The women say prison management failed to stop widespread sexual harassment by inmates.Key Facts
- The lawsuit was filed by two female correctional officers at a Louisiana federal prison and the American Federation of Government Employees union.
- Their case claims that the Federal Bureau of Prisons did not prevent or fix sexual harassment by inmates, including threats and unwanted touching.
- The EEOC has ordered an indefinite pause on all federal-sector class complaints, which handle discrimination cases for federal employees.
- The EEOC has not explained why it stopped these cases, and the Department of Justice declined to comment.
- Under President Trump, the EEOC has changed its civil rights enforcement rules, focusing less on diversity policies and transgender worker cases.
- The plaintiffs want the court to cancel the EEOC’s suspension order.
- The class complaint includes testimony from at least eight other women and may affect at least 182 female workers.
- The Federal Bureau of Prisons has not responded to requests for comment.
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