18 States Challenge EEOC's New Gender Identity Guidelines

The lawsuit argues that the EEOC oversteps its authority with recent guidance on transgender worker protections.

Tennessee leads the coalition of Republican-led states in the federal lawsuit.
The EEOC's guidance includes protections for transgender workers' pronouns and bathroom access.
States claim the EEOC's actions violate constitutional separation of powers.
The guidance follows a 2020 Supreme Court decision on sex-based discrimination.
This is the second such lawsuit filed by Tennessee in recent weeks.