On April 6, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its FY 2027 Agency Performance Plan (APP) and its FY 2025 Agency Performance Report (APR). It also released the litigation report for FY 2025 from its Office of General Counsel. These reports describe the results achieved by the Trump administration’s EEOC and provide insight about its activities moving forward.
The EEOC Reports Publicize Agency Efforts and Priorities
Despite staff reductions and budget cuts, the EEOC reported obtaining $660 million for 17,680 victims of discrimination. While this total recovery figure was down from $700 million in the previous fiscal year, as was the number of merits lawsuits, the EEOC touted securing a record $528 million from its pre-litigation enforcement processes (e.g., mediation and conciliation).
Of more significance might be the EEOC’s description of how the achievement of these results aligned with its strategic priorities. The APP explained that these enforcement efforts included “rooting out unlawful race and sex discrimination arising from or related to DEI programs, policies, and practices; protecting American workers from unlawful national origin bias that places foreign hires ahead of citizens; safeguarding women’s sex-based rights at work; and defending religious liberty by addressing unlawful bias against people of faith.”
In addition to the headline-grabbing DEI-related lawsuits, the EEOC also adopted a more targeted litigation approach. Sex-...
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