On October 7, 2025, the Senate approved two key employment agency nominations, confirming Brittany Panuccio to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and Andrew Rogers to lead the Wage and Hour Division within the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”).

Panuccio’s appointment restores a Republican majority at the EEOC, while Rogers’s confirmation returns a former DOL senior adviser to lead the Wage and Hour Division.

EEOC: Restoration of Quorum and Decision-Making Authority

Panuccio’s confirmation restores the EEOC’s decision-making authority after months without a quorum and gives Republicans a 2–1 majority on the EEOC. The agency is now composed of Acting Chair Andrea Lucas and Brittany Panuccio, both Republicans, and Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal, a Democrat appointed by former President Biden.

The EEOC had been operating without a quorum since January, when President Trump dismissed its two Democratic commissioners. During that time, the EEOC continued processing charges and issuing informal guidance, but it lacked the authority to vote on formal rulemaking, adopt or rescind published guidance, or authorize litigation that departs from circuit precedent or the EEOC’s prior positions. With the quorum restored, the EEOC can again take formal votes on those matters, allowing it to resume conducting rulemaking, issuing or withdrawing of formal guidance, and authorizing significant litigation.

Department of Labor: New Leadership at the Wage and Hour Division

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