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Firing EEOC General Counsel Karla Gilbride

President Trump has fired Karla Gilbride, General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In her role as General Counsel, Ms. Gilbride was responsible for bringing civil legal charges against employers who discriminated against or harassed employees on the basis of gender, race, or other protected characteristics.

Unlike EEOC Commissioners, the EEOC General Counsel is not intended to be protected from removal by the President upon a change of administration.