On June 28, 2017, the White House announced that President Trump
had selected Janet L. Dhillon to be chair of the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Dhillon, who is currently
the general counsel of a national retailer, will be nominated to
serve a term on the Commission that will expire on July 1,
2022.
Dhillon graduated from Occidental College with a bachelor's
degree in 1984 and from UCLA School of Law in 1991. She started her
legal career as an attorney at an international law firm. Before
her current position, Dhillon served as vice president and general
counsel for another national retailer and an airline.
The EEOC's acting chair, Victoria A. Lipnic, was named
acting chair of the EEOC shortly after President Trump took office.
Lipnic is currently serving a term that will not expire until 2020,
and Commissioner Jenny Yang's term expires on July 1, 2017. If
the U.S. Senate confirms Dhillon's nomination, the Commission
will still have one
