On July 16, 2025, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing on President Donald Trump’s nominations of Brittany Panuccio to be a member of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Crystal Carey to be general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The hearing indicated that both nominees would further the administration’s labor and employment policies, though some senators raised concerns regarding Carey’s position on mandatory employee informational meetings.

• The Senate HELP Committee held hearings on the nominations of Brittany Panuccio to be a commissioner of the EEOC and Crystal Carey to be NLRB general counsel.
• Panuccio’s potential confirmation could shift the EEOC’s focus to rule changes regarding antidiscrimination enforcement, while Carey faces questions about her position on enforcing NLRB precedents, particularly regarding mandatory employee meetings.

President Trump nominated Panuccio, who is currently an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Florida, on May 6, 2025, to fill one of three open seats on the EEOC. On March 25, 2025, the president nominated Carey, a partner at a private practice law firm with eight years of experience as an attorney with the NLRB, to take over for Acting General Counsel William B. Cowen. The full Senate must confirm both nominations.

EEOC Commissioner – Brittany Panuccio

Panuccio told the committee that she would “vigorously enforce”...

Read Full Story: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi4AFBVV95cUxOUmtJaHNfOF9VWEVnOWhleExS...