The Trump administration’s two nominees to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commissiontold U.S. senators Tuesday they were personally opposed to workplace discrimination based on sexualorientation and gender identity, but they could not assurelawmakers that they would support the agency’s view that adverseactions against gay or transgender workers violates federal civilrights laws.
The nominees, longtime general counsel JanetDhillon and Daniel Gade, similarly suggested the scope ofthat protection is further complicated by the fact federal appealscourts are divided and the U.S. Department of Justice in July staked a new position that suchprotection is not recognized under federal law. The U.S. SenateHealth, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a confirmationhearing for the nominees Tuesday.
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