Overview
- In a video on X, Chair Andrea Lucas told white male workers who believe they faced race or sex discrimination to contact the EEOC quickly because filing deadlines are strict, directing them to a new DEI‑related discrimination explainer.
- Vice President J.D. Vance amplified the message and asserted that DEI was designed to disadvantage white men, helping the outreach draw millions of views on the platform.
- Under Lucas, the EEOC has stepped up DEI‑focused enforcement, sending information requests to roughly 20 law firms and moving in court to enforce a subpoena for Northwestern Mutual records tied to a discrimination charge.
- Former EEOC leaders and civil‑rights experts criticized singling out white men as unusual and potentially suggestive of priority treatment, as reporting also says some transgender discrimination cases have been dropped or deprioritized.
- Supporters note Title VII protects all workers regardless of race or sex, while data cited in coverage show white employees file a small share of race‑based claims despite being a large share of the workforce and remain overrepresented in senior leadership.