<ul><li>The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has requested dismissal of nearly every lawsuit it filed in the previous year alleging discrimination against transgender workers.</li><li>EEOC filed the lawsuits under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which includes employment discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation following the Bostock v. Clayton County case in 2020.</li><li>The EEOC's motions to dismiss the lawsuits cited President Donald Trump's executive order on 'gender ideology extremism' and guidance from the Office of Personnel Management.</li><li>Equal Rights Advocates criticized the EEOC's move, stating that transgender and gender non-conforming employees deserve full protection under civil rights laws.</li></ul>

In broad sweep, EEOC moves to abandon its pending gender identity bias lawsuits

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