Andrea Hsu
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The workforce is 85% women and two-thirds people of color.
The Trump administration argues an Obama-era rule granting these workers the right to earn overtime pay and the federal minimum wage has hurt both workers and the families they serve.
The Home Care Association of America says rather than pay overtime, many home care agencies capped workers at 40 hours a week to keep costs down.
Workers had to take on second jobs to make up for lost wages.
Now the Trump administration has proposed rescinding the decade-old rule.
Labor advocates say doing so would deprive the home care workforce of basic employment rights most other workers have long enjoyed.
At nearly 200 pages long, the guidance explained to employers what constitutes unlawful harassment, offering real-world examples.
Employers could turn to the document when figuring out how to respond to reports of harassment and for training.
EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas maintains rescinding the guidance will not leave a void where employers are free to harass.
Meanwhile, Democratic Commissioner Kolpana Koltigal said there was no reason to rescind the guidance entirely.
Typically, the public has at least 30 days to comment on such changes.
EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas posted a video to X this month.
She's sitting at a desk, an American flag to one side, and she speaks directly into the camera.
The video has been reposted thousands of times, including by Vice President J.D.
Already last month, the EEOC asked a federal court to compel a major financial services company to disclose its DEI policies.
A male employee at Northwestern Mutual claims he was denied a promotion due to policies introduced in 2020 that provided additional opportunities and support to women and people of color.