The new members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) appointed by Mr. Biden have a track record of supporting left-wing and discriminatory causes.
Attorney and new EEOC commissioner Kalpana Kotagal is the inventor of the now-widely used “Inclusion Rider” and has been involved in many large-scale discrimination lawsuits as a partner of the left-wing activist firm Cohen Milstein. has played a leading role. The EEOC, now led by Democrats, is charged with enforcing federal laws on discrimination in the workplace based on protected majority identities and will introduce diversity, equity, and inclusion policies into the workplace for the Biden administration. giving an opportunity. (Related: Exclusive: Senate Republicans Pressure Biden’s EEOC Candidate Representing BLM Anti-Police Activist With Garbage Law Enforcement History)
The EEOC defines its purpose as workplace discrimination based on “race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, disability, age (over 40), or genetic information.” It explains that it is to investigate complaints of According to EEOC website. The commission prosecutes violators of discrimination laws when employers do not comply.
The Senate on Thursday passed 49-47 confirmation of Biden’s nominee Kotagal in line with party line, giving Democrats a majority in a five-member committee to enforce leftist workplace policies, reports said. will be given the authority to do so. Reuters.
Kotagal, co-creator of “Inclusion Riders,” became famous when actress Frances McDormand ended her speech at the 2018 Oscars with a mention of the deal. What is an “Inclusion Rider”? Addendum Contracts for actors or content creators require large projects to follow diverse hiring practices and give preference to certain minority groups.
“Mr. Kotagal’s confirmation gives the Democrats a majority on the Commission. Under federal law, Commissioners can file discrimination complaints and investigate, file and authorize private lawsuits. They affect the day-to-day operations of many companies and organizations and can affect millions of Americans,” said Jack Park, attorney and general counsel. United States Constitutional Rights Coalition, to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
One case in which Kotagal played a key role involved a partnership with insurance company Aetna. expansion It will also include breast implants as part of transgender sex reassignment surgery, which the firm listed in her “recent successes” on the law firm’s website.
Biden’s nominee for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Kalpana Kotagal, is a “creative opportunity” to weaponize the federal government against employers and force them to fund surgeries and hormone treatments for transgender employees. ‘ he said with a laugh. pic.twitter.com/tfIZw5ANPx
— American Accountability Foundation (@ExposingBiden) May 10, 2022
Anita Hill, who accused then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment in 1991, co-wrote an op-ed with Kotagal in 2017. variety It criticized the number of women and minorities in the White House and Hollywood.
“It’s a difficult time to be a woman in this country,” Hill and Kotagal said in an editorial. “We just elected a man as president whose behavior ranges from shocking disregard for women to brazen attacks on them. The number of women in Donald Trump’s cabinet is staggeringly anemic. From Alicia Machado Until Elizabeth Warren, his repeated and obnoxious attacks, along with his and Congress’s regressive policies, have led to ongoing threats to gender pay equality, reproductive rights, and protection from domestic violence and sexual assault. It’s foreshadowing. Some.”
Dan Morenov, an attorney and executive director of the American Civil Rights Project, told the DCNF that the most dangerous part of Kotagal’s recognition was not her personal power, but the board-wide change by the new Democratic majority. said he was thinking
Morenov said of Kotagal, “As long as fellow Democratic appointees agree to pursue her obvious objectives, her confirmation could represent a major shift in the Commission’s understanding and application of U.S. antidiscrimination laws.” there is,” he said. “Specifically, employers should be aware that the new majority may well advance their position on the meaning of Title VII: (a) race-balanced employment decisions; (b) the provision of same-sex-only facilities for employees.”
EEOC and Kotagal did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.
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