EEOC Commissioner Fired by Trump Files Lawsuit for Reinstatement

Jocelyn Samuels says her termination was illegal.
EEOC Commissioner Fired by Trump Files Lawsuit for Reinstatement
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Commissioner Jocelyn Samuels in a file photograph. Kris Connor/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A commissioner fired by President Donald Trump sued the president on April 9, alleging that he violated federal law by terminating her.

Jocelyn Samuels, a former Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) commissioner, said she was fired in January in an email from a White House official that said she tried to “impose an expansive and improper DEI agenda on America’s workplaces,” and was involved with “furthering a series of race-based initiatives that are themselves mired in racism.”

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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