Charlotte Burrows, one of the Democratic members on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission who was fired by President Donald Trump has hired legal representation.

Charlotte Burrows, a Democratic member and former chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission fired by Republican President Donald Trump, has hired a pair of Washington lawyers known for pursuing high-profile employment and sexual misconduct allegations.

Charlotte A. Burrows, a former EEOC commissioner, says she will "explore all legal options" after being removed by Trump.

The removals of the commissioners, along with the general counsel, were part of a whirlwind of actions since Mr. Trump took office, with many aiming to gut diversity policies.

A White House official defended the purge, calling the three women who lost their jobs "far-left appointees with radical records of upending longstanding labor law."

President Trump fired two of the three Democratic commissioners who enforce civil rights in the workplace Monday, extending his purge of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the federal

President Donald Trump has fired two of the three Democratic commissioners of the federal agency that enforces civil rights laws in the workplace, an unprecedented move aimed at implementing his crack

President Donald Trump fired two Democratic commissioners on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission late on Monday night, likely violating legal statute.

The commission is a five-person panel that is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate to five-year terms.

The Democratic commissioners hadn't completed their terms before the White House notified them that they were being removed.

President Donald Trump removed Democratic U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) commissioners Charlotte A. Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels, upending the Democratic voting majority on the EEOC. This development could potentially lead to the rescission of more of the EEOC guidance pertaining to gender identity,