- A union and two female federal prison employees sued the EEOC after the agency indefinitely paused their certified class sexual‑harassment claim against the Bureau of Prisons.
- The women say management at a Louisiana federal prison failed to stop inmate sexual harassment — from threats and unwanted touching to nudity — and that the pause leaves staff at ongoing risk.
- The suspension is part of a broader, unexplained EEOC halt on federal‑sector class cases under new leadership, stalling other major claims and prompting questions about workers’ ability to secure timely remedies.
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