Jocelyn Frances Samuels is an American lawyer. Appointed as a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by Donald Trump in 2020, she was made the commission's vice chair by Joe Biden the following year and served in …

1 day ago · Former EEOC commissioner Jocelyn Samuels was Trump's pick to fill a Democratic seat in 2020. She was fired at the start of his new administration in what she calls an attempt to eviscerate the ...

1 day ago · ANDREA HSU, BYLINE: Jocelyn Samuels was actually President Trump's pick back in 2020 to fill a Democratic seat on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. That's the independent agency created in 1964 to protect U.S. workers from discrimination. Samuels had heard chatter that Trump might try to remove commissioners before their terms were ...

1 day ago · Former EEOC commissioner Jocelyn Samuels was Trump's pick to fill a Democratic seat in 2020. She was fired at the start of his new administration in what she calls an attempt to eviscerate the agency. This news story is funded in large part by Connecticut Public’s Members — listeners, viewers ...

Jan 28, 2025 · Trump’s firing of EEOC Commissioners Jocelyn Samuels and Charlotte Burrows leaves two seats on the five-member civil rights panel to be filled by nominations from the new administration. The president also axed the commission’s general counsel, Karla Gilbride, who confirmed her dismissal in a statement posted to LinkedIn on Tuesday evening.

1 day ago · Former EEOC commissioner Jocelyn Samuels was Trump's pick to fill a Democratic seat in 2020. She was fired at the start of his new administration in what she calls an attempt to eviscerate the agency.

Oct 14, 2020 · WASHINGTON – Jocelyn Samuels was sworn in today as Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced this morning. Samuels was nominated by President Trump on March 16, 2020, and was confirmed on September 23, 2020, to serve as Commissioner, for a term expiring July 1, 2021.

Jul 14, 2021 · WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Jocelyn Samuels, by a vote of 52-47, to serve a second term as a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Jocelyn Samuels joined the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as a Commissioner on October 14, 2020, and on July 14, 2021, was confirmed for a second term ending in 2026.