Andrea Lucas, the Trump administration’s appearing chair of the Equal Employment Alternative Fee (EEOC), blasted The Washington Publish and reporter Jeff Stein for spreading “pretend information” about DOGE chopping 90% of the EEOC’s workforce.
Lucas defined that Stein, the chief economics reporter at The Washington Publish, combined up federal businesses that don’t have anything to do with one another.
The Publish reported that “an workplace inside the Labor Division that enforces equal employment alternative legal guidelines” is planning on decreasing its workforce by 90%. The article went on to state that the Division of Labor plans to chop its Workplace of Federal Contract Compliance Packages (OFCCP) from greater than 50 workplaces and almost 500 workers to 4 workplaces and 50 workers.
Stein additionally posted on X that, among the many “main modifications” deliberate by Elon Musk’s DOGE, the Labor Division was eying “gutting EEOC workplace by *90%*.”
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President Donald Trump speaks after being sworn in at his inauguration within the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Getty; EEOC )
After Lucas referred to as out the error on X, Stein posted one other message during which he stated, “To make clear, the workplace I confer with above is an workplace inside the Labor Division that enforces employees’ civil rights legal guidelines.”
Talking with Fox Information Digital, Lucas stated the Publish’s reporting “undermines” the EEOC’s capability to implement the legislation by deceptive the general public.
“We pushed again with corrections … and WaPo [Washington Post] retweeted being like, ‘Oh, I used to be speaking concerning the OFCCP,’ which is the truth is what he ought to have been doing if he bothered to get us again straight,” she stated. “However the primary message is that reporting is deceptive.
“The Division of Labor could also be considering important cuts to OFCCP. I do not know. We’re completely separate from OFCCP.”
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The Washington Publish’s constructing in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Pictures)
Lucas stated any potential cuts by DOGE to the Labor Division and the OFCCP are “solely distinct from the work that the EEOC does,” which she defined is to “implement Title VII, which explicitly creates the EEOC and provides us a particular mission to fight discrimination.”
Lucas stated the EEOC is “totally operational and continues to be laser-focused on combating discrimination,” which she stated contains discrimination on behalf of variety, fairness and inclusion (DEI) pursuits.
Lucas stated the EEOC is “totally comply[ing] with the president’s govt orders calling for evenhanded civil rights enforcement.”
After 4 years of the Biden administration utilizing federal businesses to advance DEI, Lucas directed the EEOC to difficulty a warning to U.S. employers that the fee can be prioritizing the enforcement of authorized and monetary penalties for “anti-American bias” in opposition to employees throughout hiring.
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“Discriminatory employers must be conscious the EEOC isn’t asleep,” she stated. “This type of pretend information actually can muddy the water and make it unclear to employees that this authorities watchdog stays lively and able to defend them in opposition to illegal discrimination, together with DEI-related discrimination.”
On DOGE, Lucas stated, “I totally help the president’s mission and DOGE’s mission to make sure authorities effectivity.”
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The Equal Employment Alternative Fee seal hangs inside a listening to room on the headquarters in Washington, D.C., Feb. 18, 2020. (Andrew Harrer/Getty Pictures)
However she stays assured the EEOC is right here to remain.
“We’re working actually arduous to ensure that now we have the most efficient workforce attainable, and we’re seeking to make the company a very evenhanded and environment friendly workforce,” Lucas stated. “However I am assured that now we have an vital position to play as a result of our jurisdiction and mission are instantly associated to the civil rights govt orders.
“So, we’re a legislation enforcement company, and we’re right here to execute on these and implement the legislation.”
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