Benjamin North, a man who was falsely accused of rape and sued his college after being suspended, has been hired as an attorney at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The agency is tasked with defending workers against workplace discrimination, including sex discrimination.
North had claimed that the university had violated its own policies as well as Title IX, a law prohibiting sex discrimination in federally funded education. He alleged that the university had given his accuser "preferential treatment" and discriminated against him based on his gender. North's case was closed after an agreement with the university, but he has continued to speak out against what he sees as the excesses of Title IX.
As part of the EEOC, North will now have a significant impact on the agency's cases, particularly those related to sex discrimination in the workplace. The hiring of someone with North's background has sent a concerning signal, both internally and externally, about the agency's priorities and approach to addressing sexual harassment and assault claims.
The EEOC Chair, Andrea Lucas, has recently asserted new priorities for the agency, including focusing on cases that align with her own personal views and values. This shift in direction has been met with criticism from some quarters, who argue that it undermines the agency's core mission of protecting workers' rights.
Lucas has also instructed agency officials to focus on cases that line up with her own priorities, including defending biological and binary reality of sex and related rights, rooting out unlawful DEI-motivated race and sex discrimination, and religious bias and harassment. This shift in approach has led some to question the agency's independence and commitment to protecting workers' rights.
The hiring of Benjamin North is just the latest example of how the EEOC is being reshaped during the second Trump administration. The agency has faced criticism for its handling of various cases, including those related to transgender workers and disparate impact racial discrimination claims.
As one EEOC employee noted, "You need people in that office who understand that their job is to uphold the law and apply the law faithfully." However, the hiring of someone with North's background raises questions about whether this new approach will prioritize fairness and justice over ideology.
North had claimed that the university had violated its own policies as well as Title IX, a law prohibiting sex discrimination in federally funded education. He alleged that the university had given his accuser "preferential treatment" and discriminated against him based on his gender. North's case was closed after an agreement with the university, but he has continued to speak out against what he sees as the excesses of Title IX.
As part of the EEOC, North will now have a significant impact on the agency's cases, particularly those related to sex discrimination in the workplace. The hiring of someone with North's background has sent a concerning signal, both internally and externally, about the agency's priorities and approach to addressing sexual harassment and assault claims.
The EEOC Chair, Andrea Lucas, has recently asserted new priorities for the agency, including focusing on cases that align with her own personal views and values. This shift in direction has been met with criticism from some quarters, who argue that it undermines the agency's core mission of protecting workers' rights.
Lucas has also instructed agency officials to focus on cases that line up with her own priorities, including defending biological and binary reality of sex and related rights, rooting out unlawful DEI-motivated race and sex discrimination, and religious bias and harassment. This shift in approach has led some to question the agency's independence and commitment to protecting workers' rights.
The hiring of Benjamin North is just the latest example of how the EEOC is being reshaped during the second Trump administration. The agency has faced criticism for its handling of various cases, including those related to transgender workers and disparate impact racial discrimination claims.
As one EEOC employee noted, "You need people in that office who understand that their job is to uphold the law and apply the law faithfully." However, the hiring of someone with North's background raises questions about whether this new approach will prioritize fairness and justice over ideology.
. I'm kinda confused about it tbh. So he was falsely accused of rape but then went after his college for suspending him, claiming they were biased against him? And now he's working for an org that's supposed to protect people from workplace discrimination? It seems a bit fishy to me. Like, how can someone who got acquitted of a serious crime be trusted with making decisions about sex discrimination cases? 
I also don't get why they're focusing on defending biological and binary reality of sex now. Isn't that kinda backwards? Shouldn't they just focus on protecting people's rights regardless of what they believe? 
doesn't sound like someone who'd be impartial in a case, which is kinda important when you're defending people against workplace discrimination 
. The fact that he has this history of speaking out against Title IX and claiming preferential treatment for his accuser raises serious red flags about his credibility 
. And now, with Andrea Lucas's new priorities, it seems like the agency is being steered towards defending biological and binary reality, which is just code for ignoring trans workers' rights 
. This is a huge concern for me – how can we trust an agency that's supposed to uphold the law when they're being controlled by someone who clearly has an agenda? 
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... like, what's going on at the EEOC?! They're literally bringing in someone who's been accused of rape to defend workers against sex discrimination? 
it's like, hello? don't they know that's a huge conflict of interest?! i'm all for fairness and justice, but this is just crazy talk 
Now he's working for the EEOC? It doesn't add up to me.
And now we're hearing rumors that the chair of the EEOC is pushing for a more conservative approach that prioritizes "biological and binary reality" of sex. Um, isn't that kinda code for letting men get away with harassment and assault? 
, I'm trying to wrap my head around this one
. I mean, who gets to decide what constitutes "biological and binary reality of sex" anyway? 
. Now they're gonna have someone on staff who thinks Title IX is being taken too far and is all about defending biological reality 
. This is super concerning, especially with the new chair's priorities all over the place 
. It feels like they're more worried about protecting conservative values than workers' rights 
. I mean, if they're already prioritizing cases based on who's got their own personal views, it's a recipe for disaster. What about the actual victims? What about people like North who were just wrongly accused? We gotta make sure we're not letting politics get in the way of justice. I don't know if this is gonna help people feel more comfortable coming forward about what happened to them. It feels like they're just gonna sweep everything under the rug because it doesn't fit their agenda 
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i mean benjamin north has a super sketchy history with these cases and now he's gettin paid by the eeoC? 
it's like they're sendin a bad signal that it's okay to play politics with ppl's harassment claims 
. And now we're gonna see how this plays out with all these new priorities from Chair Lucas... I'm not even sure if it's gonna make things better or worse 
. And this Chair Andrea Lucas is pushing her own agenda on these issues, which isn't what the agency should be about. It's like they're trying to rewrite the rules instead of following them 
. What's next? Are they gonna start hiring more people with questionable pasts to sway their decisions? This whole thing stinks 
. We need someone to step in and make sure the EEOC is doing its job, not just pushing a certain ideology