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Lawsuit claims US civil rights agency has halted all federal-sector class complaints
The suit says the agency paused federal class complaints without explanation, leaving a certified harassment case involving at least 182 women on hold.
- On Tuesday, correctional officers Deanna Chelette and Alexzandria Boyd filed a lawsuit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, joined by the American Federation of Government Employees, challenging an indefinite suspension of federal-sector class harassment claims.
- Administrative Judge Erania Ebron certified the class complaint in March 2025 but paused the case in December, affecting a filing estimating at least 182 women suffered harassment at a Louisiana Federal Correctional Complex.
- Plaintiffs' attorneys report at least five other stalled class complaints, including cases against the FBI and Department of Defense, while women remain at risk of ongoing harassment during the seven months the case has been halted.
- Joseph Sellers, co-chair of Cohen Milstein Sellers and Toll, called the suspension an attempt to "undermine the ability of employees to protect rights," citing the agency's failure to provide explanation for the blanket policy.
- Under President Donald Trump, EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas has overhauled enforcement priorities, prioritizing cases against diversity policies while claiming to pursue an "even-handed" and "colorblind" vision of workplace civil rights.
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Lawsuit claims US civil rights agency has halted all federal-sector class complaints
A labor union and two female prison employees filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing a U.S. civil rights agency of unlawfully halting their sexual harassment case as part of wider order to indefinitely suspend proceedings in all federal-sector class claims.
·New York, United States
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