The HRTech Wire

Trump nominates another EEOC commissioner, potentially solidifying Republican control

President Trump nominated Matthew Zandi, chief of staff and special counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice, to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Nov. 9, 2026. If confirmed, his term would run to July 1, 2031, filling a seat vacated in 2025 by Jocelyn Samuels and extending a Republican majority alongside Chair Andrea Lucas and Commissioner Brittany Panuccio. Advocacy group NWLC criticized the pick over Zandi's work under Harmeet Dhillon on cases against DEI programs.