Law Students Sue EEOC, Chair Over Personal Data Requests In DEI Hiring Process Probe

( May 1, 2025, 9:56 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three law students who applied to or worked at one or more of 20 law firms that were sent letters by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Acting Chair Andrea Lucas requesting disclosure of “sensitive personal information” regarding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring processes sued the EEOC and Lucas in District of Columbia federal court alleging that they “acted ultra vires in excess of their authority under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964” by sending the letters without a properly filed charge....

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