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NWLC Responds to Court’s Decision to Remove Guidance on Workplace Protections
Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2025) – Yesterday, a federal district court in Texas struck down portions of the EEOC’s updated Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment (Harassment Guidance) that explain that federal law prohibits workplace harassment based on gender identity and sexual orientation. The EEOC’s Harassment Guidance is an important resource on how to recognize and prevent all forms of illegal harassment in the workplace.
The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) filed an amicus brief last November in support of the Harassment Guidance.
“The district court’s decision is an outrage and blatantly at odds with Supreme Court precedent,” said Liz Theran, Senior Director of Litigation for Education and Workplace Justice at NWLC. “The EEOC’s Harassment Guidance reminds employers and workers alike to do one simple thing that should cost no one anything: refrain from degrading others on the job based on their identity and who they love. This decision does not change the law, but it will make it harder for LGBTQIA+ workers to enforce their rights and experience a workplace free from harassment.”
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