EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas

Chair @USEEOC. Advancing colorblind equality, merit, and individual rights in the workplace.

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

PSA: Discrimination against American workers is against the law. @USEEOC is working to protect Americans.

[U.S. EEOC @USEEOC]

Every day, American workers face discrimination simply because they’re American.

Laid off and told to train your replacement—a guest worker visa holder? Passed over, excluded, or harassed just because you’re American?

That’s national origin discrimination. It’s illegal, and the EEOC is fighting back to protect workers of ALL races who are American.

[U.S. EEOC @USEEOC]

“Under the Trump Administration, we will not stand idle in the face of employer practices that erode the livelihoods, dignity, and fundamental rights of American workers.”
– Chair @AndreaLucasEEOC

[U.S. EEOC @USEEOC]

🚨 $7.5M in relief for more than 1,000 workers in the EEOC’s Lockheed Martin settlement.

The message to employers: Diversity initiatives are no exception to Title VII. Race-based employment discrimination is unlawful, regardless of how decisions are framed.

And as @AndreaLucasEEOC said: “Title VII protects every worker from employment discrimination on the basis of race."

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

Promises made, promises kept. Over $7.5 MILLION for more than 1,000 @LockheedMartin workers, in an @USEEOC settlement.

That’s the monetary relief secured through the EEOC’s settlement of a Commissioner’s Charge against Lockheed, alleging race discrimination against white employees in performance assessments, bonuses, and other compensation decisions.

This represents the largest publicly announced class of workers to recover under an EEOC settlement involving alleged DEI-related Title VII violations.

As I emphasized today: “Title VII protects every worker from employment discrimination on the basis of race.”

The EEOC’s settlement is part of an over $29.5 MILLION two-part resolution with DOJ. EEOC’s settlement resolves claims under Title VII, which EEOC has exclusive jurisdiction over businesses and other private sector employers. DOJ’s settlement resolves False Claims Act claims related to alleged misrepresentations regarding Lockheed’s compliance with federal antidiscrimination laws like Title VII.

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[U.S. EEOC @USEEOC]

@Law360 recently highlighted @USEEOC’s efforts under Chair @AndreaLucasEEOC and @POTUS Trump to uphold religious liberty and combat employer practices that violate fundamental rights of American workers of faith.

From the article:

“New religious discrimination lawsuits brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rose about 50% in fiscal year 2026...”

“The percentage of the EEOC's total volume of new lawsuits that asserted religious bias claims — 15.5% — also marks the highest share of religious discrimination cases in at least a quarter-century...”

“…the commission "indicated very early on" during the second Trump administration that religious discrimination "was going to be the focus of the EEOC in the coming months and years, and I think that what we've seen is them delivering on that promise that they made."

“In addition to new lawsuits, the EEOC announced at least 10 agreements in which employers resolved pending religious discrimination charges. Several of the agreements involved seven-figure or eight-figure monetary recoveries…”

“…you could possibly expect that the EEOC would be focused on anti-Christian bias cases, but the ones that I've seen have really covered all types of religious faith traditions."

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

Unfortunately it is hard to address that concern in the abstract without more information, and within the confines of our confidentiality obligations. I cannot discuss confidential investigations, or even confirm or deny the existence of any charges in which there has not been any public action. That said, as with any potential charge, both employees and employers are welcome to reach out to the respective district directors, or my office as needed, if they have questions or concerns about a charge investigation. Please keep in mind that for public-sector employers (including state universities), we share enforcement jurisdiction with DOJ. If you have confidential information to share, my door is open.

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

I encourage you to go to the source, instead of relying on speculation by former agency officials. I’m proud of the hard work the agency’s field offices across the entire country have done this year. The agency is facing the highest-ever number of charge inquiries in the agency’s history, received the fourth-highest ever number of charge filings (highest in a decade), and has recovered the second highest-ever pre-litigation monetary recoveries (keep in mind, most of which are confidential). And we’ve onboarded over 50 new investigators in the last several months to meet the rising demand for our services. While we have hired a number of additional trial attorneys as well, we are still seeking to hire strong litigators across the country.

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

@7SwanSwimming @JobsNowPR @ArchitS16940987 @USEEOC @CivilRights Good suggestion! We will look into an auto-reply.

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

Again, $4M isn’t a fee or a fine, it’s money that will go directly to harmed workers. The more workers that file a charge about these types of discrimination, the more money on average we can recover. There are no courts involved in this settlement, and workers don’t need to retain or pay for a lawyer to get their share of the settlement.

We are bound by statutory limits—set by Congress—on monetary amounts per worker. There currently is no legal path to recovering $4M per worker. You are free to advocate to Congress to change those rules.

In addition, your assumptions about the staffing costs of investigation are not accurate.

Finally, in the last two fiscal years (FY25 and FY26), we recovered over $1.2 billion in monetary recoveries for American workers. Our budget for those two years was a combined approximately $890M, meaning we recovered hundreds of millions more than we cost taxpayers.

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

Interested in how recovering $4M for affected workers is “losing money”? Regarding “discrimination to force diversity,” to the contrary, the one of the EEOC’s current priorities is to investigate and remedy DEI-related race and sex discrimination. I encourage you to educate yourself on our actions and results in this Administration.

[U.S. EEOC @USEEOC]

This morning on @FoxBusiness, Chair @AndrealucasEEOC made clear: yesterday’s $5 million settlement with Instacart is just the start of our work to tackle unlawful PERM abuse and other employment schemes that boost cheap foreign labor at the expense of American workers.

As Chair Lucas emphasized, “American workers have rights, and we are going to robustly enforce the law on their behalf.”

Under the Trump administration — the @USEEOC alongside @TheJusticeDept and @USDOL are putting an end to this and delivering long overdue justice to American workers.

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

@Joemack1369 @AAGDhillon @HarmeetKDhillon $4M out of $5M goes to affected workers.

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

@Rich_Eriksson @AAGDhillon Yes! $4M out of the $5M goes to affected American workers. Reach out to [email protected] if you applied or were deterred from applying.

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

@honestduane @USEEOC @TheJusticeDept $4M out of $5M is not a fine; there’s $4M for harmed workers. EEOC has statutory caps of $300K per worker for compensatory damage, not including backpay. Want more results? Our jurisdiction requires workers to submit claims to EEOC and DOJ if they believe they were harmed.

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

@lakeboating2021 @Northery84 @AAGDhillon @USTreasury $4M out of $5M goes directly to harmed workers!

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

@ST_Techno_X @AAGDhillon Not a fine! This is millions for specific harmed workers. Want more results? Workers need to file claims with EEOC and DOL if they have been harmed—that’s how our jurisdiction works.

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

@MicheleMyBell22 @AAGDhillon This is money for specific harmed workers.

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

@burnersloc59950 @AAGDhillon $4M goes to harmed workers—applicants and deterred applicants. Nothing to lawyers.

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

@Isten_Kardja @USEEOC @TheJusticeDept @CivilRights @Instacart @AAGDhillon $4M goes to harmed American workers. The settlement also requires Instacart to:
- Change its hiring practices
- Accept electronic applications
- Train personnel
- Revise employment policies

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

🚨 $5 MILLION SETTLEMENT: @USEEOC and @theJusticeDept @CivilRights secure major action against @Instacart for allegedly discriminating against American workers. Thank you to @AAGDhillon for your partnership in achieving this great result for a class of American workers, comprised of affected applicants and deterred applicants to Instacart.

The agencies found evidence that Instacart’s PERM recruitment practices favored temporary visa holders and created unlawful barriers for U.S. and American workers applying for jobs.

Up to $4 million will be available for affected applicants and deterred applicants, with an additional $1 million in civil penalties.

[EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas @andrealucasEEOC]

@OlgaLanda01 @AAGDhillon Nope, American workers get the money--there is a $4M claims fund, out of the $5M total settlement.