Trump Fired E.E.O.C. Commissioners in Late-Night Purge

Two of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s three Democratic commissioners said on Tuesday that they had been removed from their roles by President Trump in a round of late-night firings that could mark a drastic shift in the government’s approach to workers’ rights in employment discrimination disputes.Charlotte A.Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels both said that they had been removed from their jobs late on Monday night.

Their ousters may leave the agency without a quorum that would allow it to take a formal action.The E.E.O.C’s general counsel, Karla Gilbride, was also fired on Monday night, she said in a phone interview.Kalpana Kotagal, the third Democratic commissioner, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Ms.Kotagal’s term expires in July 2027.Their removals come during a whirlwind of actions since Mr.

Trump was sworn into office on Jan.20, with many aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the workplace, which Mr.

Trump and his supporters have labeled “woke policies.”Mr.Trump also fired the general counsel and one of the commissioners of the National Labor Relations Board on Monday, also effectively hobbling that body.For Ms.

Burrows, who had been appointed to the commission by former President Barack Obama, the firing came three years before the end of her term.Ms.

Samuels said her term did not end until July 2026.Both had been confirmed by the Senate.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.

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