Overview
- The Senate confirmed Brittany Panuccio in a 51–47 vote, giving Republicans a working majority at the EEOC and setting her term through July 1, 2029.
- The restored quorum enables the Commission to issue regulations, release enforcement guidance, and authorize large-scale litigation that had been stalled.
- Acting Chair Andrea Lucas has already shifted enforcement by curbing disparate-impact inquiries and tightening scrutiny of gender-identity complaints, moves the Commission can now formalize.
- Legal analysts expect near-term revisions to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act regulations after a federal court vacated the provision requiring accommodation for elective abortions and ordered changes.
- Ongoing challenges continue to shape the landscape, including former Commissioner Jocelyn Samuels’ reinstatement suit and a coming Supreme Court ruling that could affect presidential removal powers for agency officials.