EEOC: Federal Agencies Can Restrict Bathroom Access by Gender

Roughly 13 months after an executive order declared that the federal government would only recognize two sexes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a decision holding that federal agency employers can maintain single-sex bathrooms and similar intimate spaces. The EEOC, which adjudicates federal employment discrimination appeals, voted 2-1 on Feb. 26 to…