EEOC moves to drop transgender discrimination cases, citing Trump’s executive order

The agency’s decision to drop at least six cases raises doubts about whether workplace protections will continue for transgender and gender-nonconforming workers.

Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers alleging gender identity discrimination, arguing that the cases now conflict with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, court documents say.