Workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is still prohibited under the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County.
States and local jurisdictions can still investigate these claims using their own resources, but the loss of EEOC funding may hinder their enforcement efforts. States affected by the funding cuts could challenge this policy in court.
Employees can sue even if the agencies decline to enforce these types of claims, but it may be harder for them to prevail because they will not have whatever evidence the agency investigations would have revealed.